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Iraq

At least 20 killed in Iraq mosque blast

2006-04-13

A car bomb has killed at least 20 people outside a Shia mosque north of Baghdad. The explosion on Wednesday in the town of Howaydir was the latest in a wave of attacks against Iraq's Shia majority that many feel will push the country close to a full-scale communal conflict in the vacuum left by bickering politicians. The car bomb in Howaydir exploded near a mosque and a crowded market. Hospital officials said casualty tolls were expected to rise as ambulances were still rushing in with victims. Last week, a triple suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Baghdad killed up to 90 people.

Posted by:Fred

#3 that many feel will push the country close to a full-scale communal conflict

HEY!! This guy changed his macro!! Can he do that? I thought they were only allowed to use "on the brink of civil war" and "torn by sectarian strife".

What next? Hmm? A tinderbox ready to explode??? Jeesh, will we now have to endure full paragraphs of imagery and sound effects, instead of concise macros to inform us that they are "on the brink of a civil war"??

Posted by: 2b 2006-04-13 10:54

#2 could these constant attacks on Shias make a strike against Iran harder?

Iraqi shias won't like seeing their Iranian brethren invaded and may use it as anti-US propaganda. Or the Sunnies may manipulate it.

Posted by: anon1 2006-04-13 08:42

#1 Shia mosques keep getting blown up, but Tater's Shia mosque doesn't. Bad and good - while it would be great to be rid of him, it would certainly result in widespread riots etc. His demise needs to look like the result of a tooth infection or maybe a heart attack. You'd think in the 45 years since they tried it on Castro the CIA would have figured out how to do it, but no.

Posted by: Glenmore 2006-04-13 07:40

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