map of Baghdad`s changing neighborhoods.

Baghdad’s deadly neighborhoods
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Shaab
Ur
Shula
Sadr
City
Qahira
Kazimiyah
Sulaikh
Azamiyah
Huriyah
Baladiyat
North
Ghazaliyah
Haifa
Street
Market
District
Zayuna
Washash
South
Ghazaliyah
Mansour
Amiriyah
Baghdad
International
Airport
Abu
Nuwas
Green
Zone
Yarmouk
Qadisiyah
New
Baghdad
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IV
RIS R
I G Karradah
T
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Amil
Baya
Jihad
Dora
Saydia
NEW YORK TIMES MAP | SATELLITE IMAGE FROM GLOBAL EXPLORER
Neighborhood makeup
Sunni
Shiite
Mostly Sunni
Mostly Shiite
Neighborhoods that have
Mixed
Strong Mahdi Army
presence
Increased Sunni
presence
How ethnic mix is changing
Formerly mixed neighborhoods that are now
transitioning to Shiite.
Formerly mixed neighborhoods that are now
transitioning to Sunni.
Shiite neighborhoods that have seen an
exodus of Sunnis.
Shiite neighborhoods where Shiite militias
are active.
Sunni neighborhoods that have seen an
exodus of Shiites.
Sunni neighborhoods where Sunni militias
are active.
SOURCES: Pentagon; New York Times; Associated Press; Los Angeles Times; Washington Post
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