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| Iraq |
| Bomb explosion at Iraq mosque kills 7 |
| 2013-05-03 |
| A bomb attack outside a Sunni mosque on Friday killed seven worshippers as Sunnis continued to hold demonstrations in Iraq to protest what they say is second-class treatment by the Shiite-led government. Sunni mosques have been targeted in several recent attacks amid rising sectarian tension in Iraq following a deadly crackdown by security forces on a Sunni protest site in Hawija town last month. Since then, violence have been on the upswing, raising concerns that the nation is on a return to bloody fighting in the past decade that approached a state of civil war. Police officials said the attack on the Sunni mosque occurred as worshippers were leaving mid-day prayers at al-Ghofran mosque in a primarily Sunni area of Rashidiya. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Al-Qaida's Iraqi branch, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, often attacks civilian targets, including mosques. It primarily targets Shiites as well as security forces. In the past, it has also struck Sunni targets in an attempt to re-ignite sectarian fighting. Shiite militias in the past also targeted Sunnis as sectarian fighting in 2006-2007, but they are not known to have carried out large-scale bombing attacks against Sunnis for years. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 you forgot the mad monks in Burma. I wonder when the BBC or one of those other lefty drivel propagandist rags is going to write about Sunni versus Shia, after all they are burning mosques just like the Buddhist Monks.. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-05-03 13:37 |