No, the 12 foot wall is being erected through Sadr City in Baghdad. This would not be one of the Iraq success stories.
International Herald Tribune: Anti-U.S. cleric threatens new uprising if crackdown continues
The Americans are attempting to seal off much of Sadr City, home to an estimated 2.5 million people, and have used helicopter gunships and Predator drones to fire missiles at militiamen seeking refuge in the sprawling slum of northeast Baghdad.Fox News: 12 Killed in Baghdad's Sadr City, Government Troops Sweep Through Basra
Security forces in the area also have come under repeated attack by militants trying to prevent the construction of a concrete wall through the district.
The wall — a concrete barrier of varying height up to about 12 feet — is being built along a main street dividing the southern portion of Sadr City from the northern, where Mahdi Army fighters are concentrated.
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