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Tu Jan 9 -

Baghdad:
BATTLE FOR HAIFA ST:

Boulevard Maudit -
(Passage of the Doomed)

A fierce battle has been raging today over Haifa Street. I believe this may be a pivotal battle in the process of pacifying Baghdad.

The Situation: belligerents have established a gauntlet of snipers' positions, rats' nests, bomb-making workshops, etc along this thoroughfare.

# The area is described as a Sunni insurgent stronghold just north of the Green Zone. IraqSlogger has a pretty good MAP.

# "The street is riddled with 'terrorist hideouts' and a hotbed of armed activity by foreign fighters linked to al-Qaeda." Al-Jaz

# Good report by Jay Deshmukh.

# Quick and concise from Sky.

# From Fred:
Major battle on Haifa Street;
article with comment thread.

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