Two AM Shootout

I returned to Baghdad from the North of Iraq two days ago, and this is the first posting about Baghdad.



It was about 1:45 am, when fierce gunshots broke all over the region.

The shooting was very close, and it appeared that there was an attack against one of the mosques, at the far side of the area, maybe on the main highway adjacent to the area.

It went on for about 30 minutes, then faded down. And it was strange to have a shooting round this long with the heavy patrols the US & Iraqi Armies are running through our area on a constant daily basis.

Another bad element is the trash and junk that is filling the streets and squares of our area. They surely attract explosive devices, especially with the many patrols roaming our alleys.

Let's just hope nothing blows up, like what happened about a month ago some 300 meters (yds) away from our home. A couple of people were injured, but luckily, nobody died.