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Collective Punishment: Iraq to Afghanistan

28 Apr 00:22

House demolitions in Adhamiya have been one of many tactics employed by the United States military in its attempts to quell violence and insurgents in the troubled neighborhood. The tactic of house demolition has been a familiar one to the United States, used as early as 2003 to destroy the homes of suspected insurgents. This [...]

Liquor Shops Open for Business

30 Mar 14:00

[Editors Note: Wed like to thank Salam Pax for his handy assistance with translation. You may have noticed Alive in Baghdad has not been updating regularly. Due to financial constraints and our own difficulties with the global economic downturn, weve had trouble keeping translators on staff. Can you help? Please email us at aliveinbaghdad at [...]

US Withdrawing as Media Retreat from Iraq

03 Mar 23:54

Last week, President Barack Obama fulfilled one of his campaign promises to the US electorate when he laid out his public plan to have the US military withdraw from Iraq by 2010. While some have bristled at Obamas decision to leave 50,000 troops stationed in Iraq for support and advisory roles, the reaction from Iraqi [...]

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Al-Sarafia Bridge Destroyed - 4.22.2007

[Editor's note: This piece originally appeared on the Iraq Rabita site. We are considering providing Kamal Jubouri's articles in English for our readers, we'd love your feedback about whether you find them interesting or insightful. This piece, which is a little dated, is about an important bridge that was recently destroyed in Baghdad.]
Some eyewitnesses reported that the explosion was very huge and caused four cars to fall into the Tigris witch were passing over the bridge. The river-police were trying to rescue people from those cars.
Our correspondent spoke with a policemen who confirmed that 12 people get killed and 30 injuries as well as sounds of the explosion were reported as being heard across Baghdad.
The Al-Sarrafya Bridge, located in the heart of Baghdad, is one of the oldest and most famous bridges in the capital. This bridge makes easy to reach to Baghdad University, Al-Mistensirya University, medical city, and Al-Karkh republican hospital as it connects the Al-a'atefya region and Al-Sarrafya.

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Alive in Baghdad was formed to counter the sound-bite driven, "Live From" news model. Through the work of a team of Americans and Iraqi correspondents on the ground, Alive in Baghdad shows the occupation through the voices of Iraqis. Alive in Baghdad brings testimonies from individual Iraqis, footage of daily life in Iraq, and short news segments from Iraq to you.