MMC
07-16-2011, 08:04 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-hit-iraq-holy-city-during-shiite-rite-093217425.html
Reuters – 3 hrs ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb attached to a policeman's car blew up Saturday in the Iraqi city of Kerbala, killing at least three people and wounding 15 others during an annual Shi'ite pilgrimage, officials said.
It was the third attack in the holy city in the last two days as Shi'ites observe the anniversary of Imam Mohammed al-Mehdi's birthday, one of the annual pilgrimages that have evolved into shows of strength for Iraq's majority Shi'ites since the fall of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Shi'ite religious rites were banned under Saddam. They have been targeted frequently by Sunni Islamist insurgents since the U.S.-led invasion that deposed him.
While violence has fallen sharply in Iraq in recent years, militants still launch hundreds of attacks each month.
Seems the Sunni know just how to keep feeding the Shia.....and making it look more and more that we are going to back the Sunni. No matter what. The Sunni is now attacking Shia in over 4 different countries. When will we wake up to this fact? Not to mention to leave only 10k Troops in Iraq and having them only defend themselves after they have been fired upon is UNACCEPTABLE! Thoughts? >:(
Reuters – 3 hrs ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb attached to a policeman's car blew up Saturday in the Iraqi city of Kerbala, killing at least three people and wounding 15 others during an annual Shi'ite pilgrimage, officials said.
It was the third attack in the holy city in the last two days as Shi'ites observe the anniversary of Imam Mohammed al-Mehdi's birthday, one of the annual pilgrimages that have evolved into shows of strength for Iraq's majority Shi'ites since the fall of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Shi'ite religious rites were banned under Saddam. They have been targeted frequently by Sunni Islamist insurgents since the U.S.-led invasion that deposed him.
While violence has fallen sharply in Iraq in recent years, militants still launch hundreds of attacks each month.
Seems the Sunni know just how to keep feeding the Shia.....and making it look more and more that we are going to back the Sunni. No matter what. The Sunni is now attacking Shia in over 4 different countries. When will we wake up to this fact? Not to mention to leave only 10k Troops in Iraq and having them only defend themselves after they have been fired upon is UNACCEPTABLE! Thoughts? >:(