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February 20, 2005
Bloodshed During Ashura Weekend
The events of last weekend in Iraq were very sad and worrisome. Eight or nine separate suicide bombers killed about 100 Shiite worshippers over Ashura weekend:
Shiites stung by two days of suicide bombings that left nearly 100 dead attended services in fortified funeral tents on Sunday in hopes of avoiding a third straight day of attacks. ... Shiite politicians, poised to take power for the first time in Iraq's modern history, have vowed not to allow the bloodshed to begin a civil war despite attacks Friday and Saturday that left at least 91 dead - including a U.S. soldier - and at least 100 wounded. The attacks came as Shiites celebrated their holiest day of the year.
I have written about such attacks before. It's quite amazing how little coverage these major developments are receiving. It's truly sad that there are so many people in Iraq willing to kill themselves as long as they can kill Shiite worshippers while they're at it. There is no two ways to interpret these attacks: there are people very committed to starting a civil war in Iraq and they are doing everything possible to provoke the Shiite into finally losing it and start attacking Sunnis.
Posted by zeynep at February 20, 2005 11:26 PM
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