Inside Sadr City - Iraq

Dec 2004
The Sunni resistance in Iraq may be dominating the headlines but for Allawi's government, a more disturbing battleground has emerged: Sadr city.

At a local school in Sadr city, the 'cubs' are being trained for war. Young boys go through their military drills, pledging their support for Sadr. These child recruits will eventually join the Mehdi army. "We currently use the AK27 and I'll teach some students how to make explosive devises," states their teacher. "You can make them at home." There's meant to be a cease fire in Sadr city but residents are still under attack. "The Prime Dunce ... Saddam Allawi made a statement saying that he had ceased military operations in Sadr City," says Moqtada Al-Sadr scathingly. "But less than half an hour later, the American planes bombed the city." Colonel Gary Voletsky commands a battalion stationed outside the city. He's lost 40% of his men through injuries since they moved here. On their worst night, they had 54 casualties in a 24 hour period. "It's just increasing all the time," he complains. The US still has not moved forces back into the city and the Mehdi army is preparing to fight them when they do. In Sadr city, even the children are preparing for their role in the struggle.

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[misskall]

isalm is not a religion of hatred n murdering... the word" islam" comes from an arabic word"salam" which means "peace"...but its the western allies policy to produce killers n haters in islam just to show the world dat islam is cruel n a religion of hatred.Usama was created by the CIA n now when he turn againts them, he become a terrorist,,the same war was fought in afghanistan against russians,every 1 called it JIHAD,,why is it terrorism now when it is fought against USA?

[bigtoomba]

Brave people. Life can't be easy.

[grandchamp3]

THE SAGA CONTINUES WAR NOT OVER GAME (NOT) over saddam my uncle look alike

[iraqiGak47]

@johnson3226 i dont have to read or see or ask anything bro i am from sadr city i think i know my area better then you do i seen it with my own eys i seen how they plant a aed in daylight for youre ass

[johnson3226]

@iraqiGak47 I belive ya need to resarch a lil better just becuase they say it always doesnt mean its true maybe ya should do some reading I was there and so was many more of them. Look into a book called long road home by Martha Radditz youll c

[Mojo1982]

Love him or hate him Al Sadr represents the poor and disenfranchised Iraqis. Respect to all Iraqis that fight the occupiers and not each other.

[iraqiGak47]

@johnson3226 stop lieng you fagot

the american general sayd it himself we cant get in to that area becouze there are to many insurgents and to many aeds and we cant risk ouwer soldiers life

[misskall]

@cassius969 man u dont need to talk to me first of all,,first u whites stop the killings of every person in the world for oil by naming them with WMDs n alqaida then come n talk to me,,,

[johnson3226]

This vedio is so full of shit lol we went into the city everyday yeah they had a few lucky hits but we had many many more

[cassius969]

@misskall Islam is a lousy rip off of Christianity. The modern mosques are nothing more than the Konstatinopel christian church with Minarets.