Battle Lines Being Drawn

District by District, Shiites Make Baghdad Their Own

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As the United States debates what to do in Iraq, this country’s Shiite majority has been moving toward its own solution: making the capital its own.

Large portions of Baghdad have become Shiite in recent months, as militias press their fight against Sunni militants deeper into the heart of the capital, displacing thousands of Sunni residents. At least 10 neighborhoods that a year ago were mixed Sunni and Shiite are now almost entirely Shiite, according to residents, American and Iraqi military commanders and local officials.

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  1. The Moderate Voice on 29 Dec 2006 at 1:07 am

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  2. Accounting Bum » Blog Archive » War Strategy on 04 Jan 2007 at 5:03 pm

    […] I mention this because the likeliest result of an American withdrawal from Iraq is the ethnic cleansing of the Sunnis by the Shi’ites.  It is already underway in Baghdad, though not yet in Anbar according to Gen. Mattis. […]

Comments

  1. TexasFred wrote:

    I found your blog thru the Raging RINO site, this looks good, I really like it…

    I have an application in to RR but for some reason I think they keep getting a ’script’ error on the auto app….

    I have no idea who else to contact on this, is there anything you can do to help??

    You have my email address, please, feel free to contact…

  2. Michael wrote:

    Merry Chistmas, Commissar!

  3. John the Marine wrote:

    Hey, Commie… Merry christmas (a little late but heart felt) and Happy new year.

    A thought on the above:
    Sunis killing Shia is a God send. I just wish they could kill each other faster. Yes, I know, not exactly peace on earth and good will towards men, but then again I’m a Marine.

  4. rbj wrote:

    Damn shame this is happening, but if the alternative is a regime with the brutality of Saddam, then I go with the re-arranging of Iraq (though preferrably without the killings, naturally).