Is this Shiite or Sunni territory?
Located 190 km. south of the capital of Baghdad, Najaf is considered a "holy" city among Shi'a Muslims. It is here that 'Ali is buried: the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the person whom Shi'a Muslims believe should have succeeded the Prophet in leadership after his death. In 661 A.D., Ali was assassinated in Kufa, a town 11 km. northeast of Najaf.
Sounds like a possible Sadr hideout!
If it's near Najaf then it's almost certainly Shiites, and probably the Al Mahdi militia of Moqtada al Sadr, which probably means that the Iraq campaign will become even more difficult before anything gets better. If it's not the Al Mahdi then the next most likely candidate would be the Badr Brigades, which would be an interesting twist, since we haven't been battling them much to date.
Shiite Territory - The very heart.
It's Shia. They are cleaning out the Mahdi Army in Southern Iraq. The Iranian's stooges are getting waxed.