A Holy Battlefield

Rag-tag RebelsFighters loyal to Moqtada Sadr stand down in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. Sadr's movement is composed largely of urban unemployed Shiites whose frustration is now directed largely toward the U.S. presence in Iraq. Although they're grabbing most of their headlines in Najaf right now, the Sadrists' main stronghold is the sprawling Shiite slums of Baghdad, which they effectively control

• An Elusive Peace in Najaf