Sadr City Sweep
04 March 2007
U.S., Iraqi Troops Begin Security Sweep in Sadr City
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 4, 2007; 8:08 AM
BAGHDAD, March 4 -- U.S. and Iraqi troops swept into Sadr City Sunday morning, the first large-scale military push into the Shiite militia stronghold and one of the most volatile parts of the capital since the Baghdad security plan got underway.
Soldiers arrived at the sprawling neighborhood early Sunday and went door to door searching for illegal weapons and suspicious activity, U.S. military spokesman Christopher C. Garver said."We've met very little resistance so far," Lt. Col. Garver said. "But it's very early in the operation."
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