Saturday Night...

The Curfew have been imposed for two days now, and it was a good idea to say the least... So that nobody moves around, and fools around with peoples lives.

Tonight, however, witnessed the first somewhat close and significant threat to our region of Baghdad. At around 9:15 pm, some 2 hours after Isha (Night) prayers, gun shots back and forth were heard near a mosque in our area, the mosque began to call "Allahu Akbar", and gun shots ripped the air all over, a signal to the attackers that there would be no chance for them to make it, because the whole region would fight them back, a region of some 10,000 or more.

The battle continued for some 20 minutes, and the Iraqi National Guards were quickly deployed in the area to protect it. People were asked not to go out of their homes. There was a high degree of cooperation between the army, the mosques and the citizens.

Curfew was to go on for Sunday as well, but only for cars. If you want to walk, then walk.