In other news from Iraq, more than 1,000 Iraqis marched in West Baghdad to protest the U.S. military’s decision to build a concrete wall around their neighborhood. The U.S plans to wall off at least five neighborhoods in Baghdad in order to separate Sunnis and Shiites. This comes as The Washington Post reports several top Iraqi leaders have lost faith in achieving national reconciliation. Iraqi leaders argue that sectarian animosity is entrenched in the structure of their government.