Friends,
Baghdad and Sadr City. The al Malhiki push in the south comes north. Welcome back to Sadr City. We know this place. We have died here before. And we will continue to die here. Welcome to Sadr City.
Rev O
"After nearly a year of relative calm, U.S. troops and Shiite militiamen engaged in pitched battles this week, underscoring how quickly order can give way to chaos in Iraq. On this block in Sadr City, the cleric's sprawling stronghold, men and boys came out from nearly every house to fight, using powerful IEDs and rockets."
19 Tense Hours in Sadr City Alongside the Mahdi Army BAGHDAD, Washington Post
The gunfire struck like thunderclaps, building to a steady rhythm. American soldiers in a Stryker armored vehicle fired away from one end of the block. At the other end, two groups of Shiite militiamen pounded back with heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. American...
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