Here’s a collection of photos taken by American troops as they patrol the Jamilla Market area of Sadr City in Baghdad. It looks pretty friendly.
An Iraqi boy enjoys a popsicle on a hot day in the Jameela Market of the Sadr City district of Baghdad on June 16. Photographer: Tech Sgt. Cohen Young
Horse carts and motor vehicles both share the road in the bustling markets of Jamilla, Iraq, June 16. Photographer: Spc. Daniel Herrera
An Iraqi farmer weighs bundles of onions at the Jamilla Wholesale Market in Jamilla, Iraq, June 16.
U.S. Army Military policeman, Sgt. Matt Radcliffe of Colorado Springs, Colo., and a member of the 3rd Battalion Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo., gives a high five to a young Iraqi girl while Army Spc. Martin watches during a patrol through the Thawra 1 neighborhood of the Sadr City District of Baghdad, June 16.
Iraqi farmers quickly toss watermelons as they set the produce up for customers at Jamilla Market near Sadr City, Iraq, June 16.
