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That bodes ill for the future. however this battle takes shape in the next few days. >> people in baghdad have to be very afraid. what are they considering to try to protect themselves, or their families? >> reporter: well, they're looking to these militia. we saw hundreds of people here on the streets today. young men, old men, christian, sunni, shias. majority shias but joining up for these defense forces. so they'll mount defense sources. increased security around the city. people are looking to that to provide safety and security. but there has been over the past few years a massive increa...

The streets, although they are the majority shias, they are also supported by sunni elite. is it not just about religion but about nationalism. >> bahrain is very important to the u.s. that's where our u.s. navy has its fifth fleet. it's massive. >> reporter: right. and that is absolutely critical for the united states because this is the heart, bahrain, of a region, that is really strategically important to the united states militarily and with the naval forces as you point out but also because the u.s. sees bahrain as a bulwark to tehran, and because bahrain is a shia country and iran is shi...