alive in baghdad 2

Hawr Rajab, Iraq - If you've ever wondered what its like to live in a village under the sway of insurgents, criminals, or Al-Qa'eda, today you'll hear about it from the survivors themselves. The criminal and terrorist gangs controlling Hawr Rajab imposed tight curfews and "justice" based on their regressive interpretation of Islam.

Civilians told horror stories of being afraid to leave their homes for fear of retribution. According to one member of the Sahwa, those who smoked regularly could have their fingers amputated or their tongue burned. Many other residents, Sunni and Shi'a alike, fled the neighborhood to other nearby areas, such as Abu Dsheer and Mahmoudiya. Shekih Al-Ma'eini told Nabeel Kamal that the residents of Abu Dsheer and other areas deserved great thanks for their willingness to support the residents of Hawr Rajab with shelter and food.

Once the situation had calmed, Sheikh Malik, the district representative of Hawr Rajab worked with Sheikh Al-Ma'eini and others to begin implementing a reconstruction plan for the area. Young men who formally fought against the United States or terrorized their neighbors are finding work clearing wreckage and paving main roads in the village.

Many of the men working for the Sahwa Councils, or "Concerned Local Citizens" as the United States military often calls them, openly admit they once fought the United States and Coalition Forces. One of the most interesting things happening in Hawr Rajab is that animosity against the United States appears to have been subsumed by a desire to attain real reconciliation within their communities.

Recently much of the media has focused either on the question of how long the "honeymoon" between Sunni fighters and the Coalition might last, or has provided a simplistic look at "brave Iraqis fighting the terrorists." Nabeel Kamal provides another report taking a closer look at the hopes and struggles of the Iraqis themselves. To hear about how residents of Hawr Rajab and Iraqi Army soldiers worked together to secure the neighborhood, please check out last week's episode.

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• bagdad
• hawr
• rajab
• al
• qaida
• sahwa
• sunni
• shia
• terror
• awakening
• council

[amjadalsa3de]

بارك الله بالصحوه 

[Insomaniaartist]

So that's where the L K yoDA Came from., Wahhabjs Aids support in warefare strategic and praticality. L K YODA were fighter before America... I dreamt of woodstock in Bagdad.... but's it's gonna be lots of "Fire Work".... Don't need to call any hippies over, cuz we got some what 50,000 troops getting high daily on their afghan excurtion supply...Poppin Seed and unlimited hershey bars.

[Insomaniaartist]

So that's where the L K yoDA Came from., Wahhabjs Aids support in warefare strategic and praticality. L K YODA were fighter before America... I dreamt of woodstock in Bagdad.... but's it's gonna be lots of "Fire Work".... Don't need to call any hippies over, cuz we got some what 50,000 troops getting high daily on their afghan excurtion supply...Poppin Seed and unlimited hershey bars.

[Insomaniaartist]

So that's where the L K yoDA Came from., Wahhabjs Aids support in warefare strategic and praticality. L K YODA were fighter before America... I dreamt of woodstock in Bagdad.... but's it's gonna be lots of "Fire Work".... Don't need to call any hippies over, cuz we got some what 50,000 troops getting high daily on their afghan excurtion supply...Poppin Seed

[ibnmuslim3]

al qaida are wahhabis

those wahhabis were sent by america to divide Iraq so america could rule it.

Unfortunately its works well.. Sahwa does the job for the americans. But sahwa should understand that america and wahhabis are the same ennemy of Islam

wahhabis = america

Sunnis, Shia and all Muslims must stand against wahhabis, america and israel

[upstatesoldier]

God bless Sahwa, Americans are proud of Iraqi's like you.

[SurvivorAsadbabel]

fuck Al Qaeda and Big salute to the Iraqis who stood against them