The Year in Pictures 2004

PHOTO FOR TIME BY SUNGSU CHO / POLARIS

A Homemade Rebellion
Insurgents loyal to Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fought deadly skirmishes with U.S. forces in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City in August. The group's sporadic attacks began in April and ended with a truce in October

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