Iraqi Armed Forces Take Control of Sadr City

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 21: An Iraqi Army soldier monitors civilians crossing the concrete barrier dividing Sadr City, the 2.5 million Shia dominated stronghold of cleric Moktada al-Sadr after Iraqi Army forces took control of the neighborhoods May 21, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. The 12' high concrete barrier was opened in 4 places today in order to let Iraqi residents in and out of the area. US forces must stay south of the barrier, foreground, running along al-Quds Street, left to right. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)