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Sistani called for Iraq's powerful tribes to be deployed to protect the country's holy places after three attacks on Shia shrines in four days: "Ayatollah Sistani, who received a tribal delegation from Kufa, asked that the Iraqi tribes reclaim their role of protecting the shrines," said an official in Sistani's office in the Shia clerical center of Najaf. ... After the crimes against the places of worship, including the blowing up of the mausoleum in Samarra and the attacks against the tombs of
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have fled homes in the restive western Sunni suburb of Abu Ghraib. Shi'a community leaders said they were being housed temporarily in schools and other buildings in Shia areas. In the latest round of attacks, a bomb destroyed a minibus as it was leaving a bus station in the Shi'a town of Hilla, 60 miles south of Baghdad, killing five people and wounding three.
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were downplaying media reports of a surge in killings. The previous "official" death toll for post-bombing sectarian fighting, of 3–400, was based on information from the Shiite-led government and the Sadr-run Health Ministry, which was directly involved in atrocities according to the logs. According
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used the explosion in Samarra to bolster his own authority. He remonstrated with the American ambassador, saying it was not reasonable to expect the religious Shiites, who won the largest bloc of seats in parliament, to give up their claim on the ministry of interior, and that, indeed, Khalilzad had
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condemned the attack and called for calm. Having called to stop mutual attacks, Sadr ordered members of his militia to protect Sunni mosques in majority Shia areas in southern Iraq. Sadr called for Iraqi unity and warned against "a plan by the occupation to spark a sectarian war". He called on Sunni
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Fierce sectarian violence erupted on February 25 despite an extraordinary daytime curfew, killing more than 24 people in a series of incidents around the country, including a brazen attack by Sunni insurgents on the funeral procession of an Iraqi television journalist Atwar Bahjat. The violence took
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Baghdad was relatively calm on February 24, despite reports of minor clashes between members of a Shia militia and Sunni insurgents in the south of the city. In Basra, where the curfew was not in effect, on Friday Sunni insurgents kidnapped three children of a Shia legislator and prominent member of
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Five days of violence left more than 200 people dead and many Sunni mosques smashed, despite daytime curfews on Baghdad and surrounding provinces. There were further ominous signs of the "ethnic cleansing" of once mixed neighbourhoods in and around Baghdad. Scores of Shi'a families were reported to
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denied any involvement in statements released, in June 2006, it was reported that Iraqi commandos and troops had captured and seriously wounded Yousri Fakher Mohammed Ali, a Tunisian also known as Abu Qudama al-Tunesi, after he and 15 other foreign fighters stormed an Iraqi checkpoint 25 miles
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On February 25 Sunni and Shiite clerics agreed to prohibit killing members of the two sects and banning attacks on each other's mosques in an effort to ease tension between Iraq's Muslim communities following sectarian violence after the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine. The agreement was made during a
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warned about the danger of a long civil war. Also, he said that Iraq would not hesitate to dispatch tanks to the streets to end violence and impose security. The minister also denied any involvement by what he called Interior Ministry commandos in the attack that targeted Harith Sulayman al-Dari,
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sent instructions to his followers forbidding attacks on Sunni mosques, especially the major ones in Baghdad, and calling for seven days of mourning. He hinted that religious militias could be given a bigger security role if the government was incapable of protecting holy shrines. On February 25
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warned about the threat of civil war and expressed support for the Iraqi government. On February 25, Bush called seven Iraqi political leaders in an extraordinary round of telephone diplomacy aimed at getting talks restarted about forming a permanent government. On February 28, Bush decried the
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were murdered and fifteen others kidnapped. The Shi'ite controlled Interior Ministry said it could only confirm figures for Baghdad, where it had reports of 19 mosques attacked, one cleric killed and one abducted. The normal daily patrols of US coalition forces and Iraqi security forces were
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shed new light on the events of February–March 2006. In particular, the logs reveal that U.S. soldiers immediately reported an "explosion of retaliatory killings, kidnappings, tortures, mosque attacks, and open street fighting", even as U.S. commanders including Defense Secretary
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that maintains Sunni mosques and shrines condemned the attack. On Feb 25, al-Jaafari blamed terrorists for the crisis: "The Iraqi people have one enemy; it is terrorism and only terrorism. ... There are no Sunnis against Shiites or Shiites against Sunnis."
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stated "it's pretty clear – at least the evidence indicates – that the bombing of the shrine was an Al Qaida plot, all intending to create sectarian violence." In May 2007, also 'Iraqi officials' blamed Al Qaeda of the attack. A 2004 letter attributed to
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and severely damaging the mosque. Several men wearing military uniforms, had earlier entered the mosque, tied up the guards there and set explosives, resulting in the blast. Two bombs were set off by five to seven men dressed as personnel of the Iraqi
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has urged Iraqis to stay unified and peaceful, saying the attack was an effort to incite violence. He has also called for three days of national mourning. However, talks between him and a prominent Sunni Muslim group are put on hold as the Sunni
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The attack was followed by retaliatory violence, with over a hundred dead bodies being found the next day and well over 1,000 deaths in the days following the bombing; some counts place the death toll at over 1,000 on the first day alone.
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and occupiers that have failed." He warned, amid a crowd of protesters, that the United States would "not be saved from the wrath and power of the justice-seeking nations" by resorting to bombings like the one that occurred at Al Askari
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Abu Qudama confessed to taking part in the attack on al-Askari mosque in Samarra and gave a detailed account of how the attack took place. Al-Rubaie said Iraqi security forces had yet to capture the mastermind of the mosque attack,
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No injuries were reported following the bombing. However, the northern wall of the shrine was damaged by the bombs, causing the dome to collapse and destroying three-quarters of the structure along with it.
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pressed ahead with a meeting that he had called to avert a descent toward a civil war. After discussions with Shiites, Kurds and leaders of a smaller Sunni group, he warned about the danger of all-out war.
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meeting between representatives of Sadr and Shiite cleric Jawad al-Khalisi and members of the influential Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars at the Abu Hanifa Mosque, a Sunni place of worship.
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Following the blast, American and Iraqi forces surrounded the shrine and began searching houses in the area. Five police officers responsible for protecting the mosque were taken into custody.
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Attacks on Sunni mosques especially in eastern Baghdad started right away after the news of the bombing spread on the afternoon. Groups of armed men in civil vehicles seen in the streets.
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television were kidnapped and killed by Sunni insurgents while covering the bombing. Their bodies were found on the outskirts of Samarra. The journalist and her crew were Sunni Muslims.
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reporter Ellen Knickmeyer, her contemporary report of 1,300+ casualties, dismissed at the time as an outlier, was in fact an undercount; the actual deaths, she says, exceeded 3,000.
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According to Juan Cole, three Iraqi clerics all employed their influence and authority among the Shiite rank and file to make the Samarra bombing work for them politically.
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Up to 21 Sunni mosques were attacked in reprisals for the bombing. The attacks included shootings and acts of arson. Three mosques were completely destroyed by explosives.
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nationals, from the Mina prison. The seized men were later found dead and were believed to have been tortured. Ninety reprisal attacks on mosques were reported. Iraq's
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Shia militiamen killed 47 Sunni civilians and left their bodies in a ditch near Baghdad on February 23. All of the bodies had their hands bound together.
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latest surge in sectarian violence and said that for Iraqis "the choice is chaos or unity". In congressional testimony, National Intelligence Director
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Sunni and Shiite clerics in Iraq have agreed to prohibit killings and to ban attacks on each other's mosques in an effort to ease sectarian violence.
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said a civil war in Iraq could lead to a broader conflict in the Middle East, pitting the region's Sunni and Shiite powers against one another.
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The government is extending a curfew it imposed in parts of the country on Friday to calm tensions sparked by an attack on a Shia shrine.
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On February 22, 2006, at 6:44 a.m. (0344 UTC), explosions occurred at al-Askari Mosque, effectively destroying its golden
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and accused the United States of attacking the shrine to cause tension between the Sunnis and Shi'ites in the Middle East.
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in connection with the bombing, allegedly done on his orders by Haitham al-Badri. Al-Badri was killed in August 2007.
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Blood on Our Hands: What WikiLeaks Revealed about the Iraqi Death Toll – By Ellen Knickmeyer | Foreign Policy
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and Imam Ali bin Mussa al-Rida, the tribes must take a stand and claim a role in the protection of these sites."
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Jamaica Gleaner News – Sunni and Shi'ite clerics reach deal to ease tension – Sunday | February 26, 2006
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used the incident to push for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, something he has wanted since the fall of Saddam.
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called the bombing a "criminal and sacrilegious act", urging Iraqis to show restraint and avoid retaliation.
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for a second day. The government extended the daylight security clampdown with a ban on cars on February 27.
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As a result of the bombing, there was widespread violence throughout Iraq. According to the Sunni Clerical
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claimed that the letter was purportedly captured from an alleged "al Qaeda courier" in January 2004.
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expanded his militia and stayed at the forefront of the movement by encouraging peaceful rallies.
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plot. Although the mosque was severely damaged from the blast, there were no casualties.
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place even though a daytime curfew emptied the streets of Baghdad and three neighboring
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Oppel, Richard A. Jr. (September 3, 2006). Senior Al Qaeda Figure in Iraq Is Captured.
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considered the bombing as an indication of a general failure of the US policy in Iraq.
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to form a joint panel and ordered his militia to defend Shiite holy sites across Iraq.
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accused him of attempting to incite a "civil war" between Iraq's Shiites and Sunnis.
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due to the recent violence. At the same time, a government organization called the
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north of Baghdad, according to Iraqi National Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie.
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for the attack. He claimed that "these heinous acts are committed by a group of
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The dome had been repaired by April 2009 and the shrine reopened to visitors.
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temporarily suspended in Baghdad during the few days following the bombing.
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No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on the mosque.
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helped provoke the troubles with his assertions to that effect earlier.
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A civilian, Hameed Rasheed, was shot dead by random shooting in Baghdad
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Photograph of the mosque after the first bombing in February 2006.
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This article is about the 2006 bombing. For the 2007 bombing, see
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Three Sunni Muslim clerics were shot dead by Shi'a militiamen.
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and Shia armed groups eventually escalated into a full-scale
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In September 2006, Iraqi officials announced the capture of
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occurred on 22 February 2006 at approximately 6:44 a.m.
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told CNN. "It risks our entire enterprise in Iraq."
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Al-Askari Mosque bombing (2006)
2007 al-Askari mosque bombing
Iraqi Civil War

Samarra is located in Iraq
Iraq
Samarra
Saladin Governorate
Coordinates
34°11′56″N 43°52′25″E / 34.1990°N 43.8736°E / 34.1990; 43.8736
UTC+03:00
Al-Askari Shrine
Bombing
local Iraqi time
al-Askari Shrine
Samarra
Iraq
Shia Islam
President of the United States
George W. Bush
al-Qaeda
Already-prevalent communal violence
Sunnis
civil war

dome
special forces
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Haitham al-Badri
U.S. President

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