Anne Garrels is one of the best journalists working in Iraq today. Her most recent stories about the beginning troop surge in Iraq have been terrific --- engrossing frontline dispatches about sectarian violence and American troops caught in the middle. Make sure to actually listen to them, rather than just reading the summaries.
Joint U.S. Iraqi Security Outposts Set Up in Baghdad
Routine Traffic Stop in Iraq Frees Kidnapped Man
Neighbors Wait for a Chance to Co-Exist in Baghdad
A few things that Garrels makes clear: Sunni Baghdad is under assault from Shia militias in a huge way, law and order in Baghdad has broken down almost completely, and American soldiers are pretty much the only hope that your average Sunni Iraqi civilian has nowadays. Which, given the small numbers even after the planned "surge", is not much hope at all.
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