BLACKFIVE (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Bill Ardolino of the Long War Journal is still taking a first hand look at the elements of progress in Iraq. This photo essay has him patrolling one of Baghdad's biggest markets w/ the Sons of Iraq.
The Fourth Rail (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Bill Ardolino goes on a night patrol in the Shorja Market in Baghdad's Rusafa District with the Al Sadria Sons of Iraq and the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment.
forward movement (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Ardolino’s latest, a foot patrol with American grunts and some Iraq Shiites and Sunnis who apparently are operating from a different playbook than that described by the mullahs below. Support independent journalism.
Dean's World (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Bill Ardolino continues his series on the Baghdad neighborhood where he’s embedded: The neighborhood watch program in Rusafa is a “real success story,” according to Captain John Thornburg, the commander of the 3-89 Cavalry's Bravo Troop. The Sons of Iraq man checkpoints, patrol the area, detain militants, and are given the majority of credit for improved [...]
