At least 26 killed, 90 injured in Iraq bombings.Summary: At least 26 people were killed and 90 others wounded in Iraq on Friday in a series of bomb attacks aimed at Shiite pilgrims marking a key religious ceremony, Iraqi police The creation of this unit was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority however the command of the Police belongs to the new Government of Iraq. Overview The Iraqi Police Forces are part of the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior (MOI) which in conjunction with the Civilian said. A suicide car At least 26 people were killed and 90 others wounded in Iraq on Friday in a series of bomb attacks aimed at Shiite pilgrims marking a key religious ceremony, Iraqi police said. A suicide car bomber targeting worshippers leaving a Shiite Muslim Noun 1. Shiite Muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs Shi'ite, Shi'ite Muslim, Shia Muslim, Shiite mosque mosque (mŏsk), building for worship used by members of the Islamic faith. Muhammad's house in Medina (A.D. 622), with its surrounding courtyard and hall with columns, became the prototype for the mosque where the faithful gathered for prayer. in northern Iraq killed 21 people and wounded 72 other. The attack took place just north of the city of Mosul, 390 kelometers (240 miles) north of Baghdad. Police said the toll was an initial figure and likely to rise. Meanwhile, two roadside bombs struck two minibuses in separate incidents in the poor Baghdad Shiite district of Sadr City  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . . Three people were killed and eight wounded in one blast, and one person was killed and another five wounded in the other. Another roadside bomb struck a minibus min·i·bus n. pl. min·i·bus·es or min·i·bus·ses A small bus typically used for short trips. minibus Noun a small bus Noun 1. in eastern Baghdad, killing one person and wounding six others, a hospital source said. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims poured into Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Thursday to mark the birth of Imam Mohammed al-Mehdi, a figure Shiites believe vanished centuries ago and will return to bring peace on earth. The event was the second major religious gathering in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from urban centers on June 30, which thrust Iraqi security forces Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) is the Multi-National Force-Iraq umbrella name for the military and police forces that serve under the Government of Iraq. The armed forces are administered by the Ministry of Defense (MOD), and the Iraqi Police is administered by the Ministry of into the leading role. Thursday's pilgrimage and the previous event passed largely peacefully, but insurgent INSURGENT. One who is concerned in an insurrection. He differs from a rebel in this, that rebel is always understood in a bad sense, or one who unjustly opposes the constituted authorities; insurgent may be one who justly opposes the tyranny of constituted authorities. attacks are still common, raising doubts about the Iraqi security forces' ability to stand alone. A series of bomb blasts near five Shiite mosques killed 31 people a week ago. Shiite religious gatherings are frequent target of Sunni Islamist militants such as al Qaeda, who consider Shiites heretics. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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