Al-Jihad (Baghdad)

Jihad (Al-Jihad or Hayy Al-Jihad) is a neighborhood (hayy) in the Al Rashid district in western Baghdad, Iraq. To the north is Al-A'amiriya (Amiriya) on the other side of Baghdad Airport Road, and to the east is Al-A'amel.

The New York Times has said, "a former slice of mixed middle-class calm in the heart of western Baghdad, Jihad fell to Sunni insurgents after the American invasion. Flowing in from neighboring Amiriya to streets dominated by former Baathist intelligence officers, the extremist groups shot and killed barbers, government officials and businessmen and dumped their bodies in the streets for all to see."^[1]

Since 2006 the Shia Mahdi Army has gradually seized control.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Cave, Damien (6 September 2007). "Jihad: Mahdi Army seizes control from Sunni insurgents". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

33°17′N 44°17′E / 33.283°N 44.283°E / 33.283; 44.283

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[Cave2007-1] Cave, Damien (6 September 2007). "Jihad: Mahdi Army seizes control from Sunni insurgents". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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Neighborhoods	Hayy Al-A'amel Al-A'amiriya Abu Disher Al-Adel Al-Amin al-Thaniyah Arab Jibor Bab Al-Moatham Bab Al-Sharqi Baiyaa Dora Al-Fathel Ghazaliya Haifa Street Al-Hebnaa Al-Hurriya, Baghdad Al-Jadriya Haydar-Khana Hayy Al-Jami'a Jisr Diyala Al-Jihad Al Khadhraa Al-Maidan Mansour Raghiba Khatoun Al-Sa'adoon Saba Abkar Al-Saydiya Sha'ab Al-Shu'ala Hayy Al-Shurtta Al-Ubedy Hayy Ur Utafiyah Al-Washash Al-Wazireya Yarmouk Al-Za'franiya Zayouna Bataween	Baghdad above