Al-Sadr lives in Najaf but Sadr City, teeming with thousands of young, unemployed Shi'ites, is his main power base. The large majority of the direct attacks by the Mahdi Army against US and Iraqi forces in Sadr City are occurring on Qods Street, where a barrier is being erected to separate the Iraqi Army and US controlled sections in the south from the northern portion of the district, the US military told The Long War Journal.The Mahdi Army is attempting to stop the building of the barrier. It was April 4th, 2004, and troops from the 1st Cavalry, out of Fort Hood, Texas had just arrived in Iraq. ABC News journalist Martha Raddatz wrote about it in her 2007 book, The Long Road Home , and now it's been turned into an eight part TV drama from National Geographic. For the U.S. military, it marked what was, at the time, the worst single day in terms of casualties since Vietnam. On October 9, 2003, the Mahdi Army In Sadr City ambushed an American convoy, inflicting multiple casualties. The Crusaders had been operating in Sadr City since October of 2003 when an ambush in the city killed and wounded a number of troopers from 2d Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment (2/2 ACR). in Security Sadr city casualties reach 280 deaths, injuries. by Hawar Berwani Sep 22, 2013, 11:50 am. Eight Americans died in the ambush that day, and 65 were wounded. From October 2003 to April 2004, constant operations in Sadr City had … Eight Americans died in the ambush that day, and 65 were wounded. Reflections: The Sadr City Sniper Soldiers from 4th Platoon, Company A, 1-2 SCR, load back onto their Stryker after a dismounted patrol in Sadr City. Skip to comments. "I think it's been healing for a lot of the guys. For the U.S. military, it marked what was, at the time, the worst single day in terms of casualties since Vietnam. There were no casualties. GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 8/7/04 - Basra, Najaf, Sadr City It's been healing for me, too," she says. 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