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Story Links: Troops in the Royal Dragoon Guards at the Al Faw base redo Is This the Way to Amarillo? (by Tony Christie and mimed by Peter Kay)

Alive In Baghdad reports on the formation of a citizen militia to fight al-Qaeda in the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq.

Story Links: The Shama’iya district in far east Baghdad is currently undergoing a major sewage disaster as polluted water fills the streets, and permeates the air. Field Report by Alive in Baghdad.

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Story: Alive in Baghdad on the state of gold in Iraq

story links: rb field correspondents alive in baghdad covers the celebration after the iraqis win the 2007 asia cup. (help support alive in baghdad)

story links: rb field correspondents alive in baghdad profile workers of the facilities protection service at the ibn al-nafees hospital in baghdad, iraq (help support alive in baghdad)