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Article: U.S. Sees Sadr City As Model for Fallujah
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KATARINA KRATOVAC, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
11-18-2004
Dateline: BAGHDAD, Iraq
Iraqi children stand next to a flooded street in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq,in this Oct. 22, 2004 file photo. Some in the U.S. military believe the experiment in bringing peace to Baghdad's Shiite Muslim slum of Sadr City could be a model for Fallujah, once subdued. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)
Goats nibble on rotting vegetables, barefoot children scavenge through garbage and women in black robes scuttle over slivers of pavement to avoid raw sewage floating down the street. As U.S. soldiers pass by, the bustle continues uninterrupted.
This is Sadr City, Baghdad's biggest slum, home to over 2 million Shiite ...