Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Sunni Extremists Have Attacked And Damaged Samarra’s Askariya Shrine In Iraq

Al Askari Mosque - Shrine of the 10th and 11th Shia Imams: Ali an-Naqi & Hasan al-Askari - Before the bombing in 2006, Samarra, Iraq. Wikipedia

Extremists In Iraq Attack Shiite Shrine, Killing 6 -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — Sunni extremists fired mortars into a shrine in Samarra that is sacred to Shiites late Monday, killing six people and damaging the shrine, according to a report on Iraqi state television.

Attacks on Samarra’s Askariya Shrine by Qaeda-related groups in 2006 set off a wave of sectarian violence throughout Iraq that took years to calm.

A report on the Iraqiya television network said four mortar shells were fired into the compound of the mosque, which was built in 944 and is considered one of the most important shrines in the Shiite world.

A security official in Samarra said only two mortar shells actually hit the mosque’s famous golden dome, and damage was slight. The other two landed in a courtyard, where many worshipers had gathered to celebrate the first day of Ramadan.

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More News On Sunni Extremists Attacking And Damaging Samarra’s Askariya Shrine In Iraq

Mortars Fired at Samarra Mosque Stoke Fears of Renewed Iraq Civil War -- NBC
Mortars Strike Near Revered Iraq Shiite Shrine -- NDTV/AFP
Mortar fire wounds 14 near major Shi'ite shrine in Iraq's Samarra -- Today's Zaman/Reuters
Iraqi Ambassador Confirms ISIS Attack on Shiite Shrine -- Time

My Comment: There is going to be blow-back for this attack .... and I shudder to think what it could be.

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