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Iraq
Kobane: ISIS militants destroy mosques and shrines before withdrawal
2015-02-05
[ARA] Before withdrawing from the town of Sheran in southeastern Kobane, gunnies of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group (IS/ISIS) reportedly demolished mosques and bombed a shrine aside from destroying most residential buildings in the center of the Kurdish town.

Speaking to ARA News in Kobane, Mustafa Abdi, the director of Radio ARTA.FM who was able to get access to the eastern areas of the city, said that the shrine of Sheikh Srouji, which dates back to hundreds of years in the town Sheran was completely destroyed by the IS myrmidons.

"They bombed the shrine before their expulsion by the Kurdish forces from the town," he added.

In the meantime, Kurdish sources reported that the mosque and shrine of the village of Korpinkar in southeastern Kobane had been blown up as well, in a move described by observers as a "hostile act" against the Islamic religion and places of worship.

Previously, the IS turbans destroyed most of the mosques and shrines in central Kobane, including the shrine and the historic statue of Sheikh Bob.
Posted by:Fred

#11  SPOD! Is that you SPOD?

I'm so sorry, Shipman. You're thinking of Sock Puppet O' Doom. This one is Sock Puppet of Doom. Among other characteristics.
Posted by: trailing wife   2015-02-05 21:18  

#10  If they are not, they will attract that 2.5%; also seems to be attracting those with the wanderlust.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-02-05 14:08  

#9  If they can't kill Christians and Jews they kill each other. When that moon god gets thirsty for blood they gotta kill somebody.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2015-02-05 12:11  

#8  SPOD! Is that you SPOD?
Where ya been?
Posted by: Shipman   2015-02-05 11:23  

#7  From chap 9-107 to 109

"{And [there are] those [hypocrites] who took for themselves a mosque for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers and as a station for whoever had warred against Allaah and His Messenger before. And they will surely swear, “We intended only the best.” And Allaah testifies that indeed they are liars. Do not stand [for prayer] within it — ever. A mosque founded on righteousness from the first day is more worthy for you to stand in. Within it are men who love to purify themselves; and Allaah loves those who purify themselves. Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allaah and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allaah does not guide the wrongdoing people."

Basically, Allah told Mohammad to burn the offending mosque (the one established by the hypocrites) and (as stated in the hadith and sunna) he did. This is the Quranic justication that the Islamic State and Boko Haram use.
Posted by: lord garth   2015-02-05 09:56  

#6  or maybe they're just assholes
Posted by: Frank G   2015-02-05 09:44  

#5  Wahabbists destroy even Muslim "holy" places because they believe people end up idolating the buildings rather than Mohammed and his gin, er, djinn. ISTR they destroyed ancient buildings in Mecca that had connections to Mohammed, as well.

Plus, many of the mosque sites in the region have been religious sites since Hammurabi and before. They want mosques that didn't inherit their holy place status from the Akkadians.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2015-02-05 08:01  

#4  IMO, tipover, the doctrinal differences derive from, pre-Muhammad, tribal/national hostilities---not vice versa.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-02-05 04:30  

#3  Islam will be mosque vs mosque forever.

There is only ONE way to Heaven.
This is not it.
Posted by: newc   2015-02-05 03:12  

#2  Sunni vs. Shiite. Of course the 2.5% Shiite vs. Sunni seem to be just as bad. Common factor; both are a Muslim sect with a literal and strict interpretation of the Koran and Religious Laws. It's the other 55% that go along that make that 2.5% so dangerous to the rest of the world.
Posted by: tipover   2015-02-05 01:00  

#1  Sheikh Bob??? is that Baghdad Bob??

I find it hard to get either of my heads around the fact that supposedly fanatical devout Moslems are blowing up places of worship of their own faith...of course nothing they do makes sense.

I sometimes wonder if ISIS is just a collection of that 2.5% of the population that is seriously mentally disturbed with weapons and not really any particular religious agenda.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2015-02-05 00:05  

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