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Iraq on alert for Shia festival

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Religious leaders want militia intact


April 2008 ... more > Top ^

Apr.7
  Iraq's top Shiite religious leaders have told cleric Muqtada al-Sadr not to disband his Mehdi Army



January 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jan.18
  The Iraqi authorities have stepped up security as Shia gather to mark the end of Ashura, one of the holiest events in the Shia calendar


year 2007 Top ^

Oct.27 PM vows to protect Iraq's Christians  Baghdad: After receiving the Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad, Nouri al-Maliki affirmed his government's and determination to defend the small community Sep.29 Sacred site to be rebuilt   Sunni Triangle: Unesco: Reconstruction work will begin next month on a revered shrine in the city of Samarra blown up in the current conflict '1,000 monks' march Aug.9 Pilgrims walk across city amid tight security  Baghdad: Iraqi security forces and U.S. troops imposed stiff security as hundreds of thousands of Shiite faithful made their annual trek to the shrin... Aug.7 Pilgrimage's history prompts to ban traffic
  Baghdad: Vehicles will be banned for 2 days in the capital as one of many security measures being implemented for a Shiite pilgrimage to Baghdad May.1 Office having sectarian agenda  Baghdad: Prime minister has created an entity within his government that is being used as a smokescreen to hide an extreme Shiite agenda

year 2006 Top ^

Sep.24 PM calls for Ramadan unity
  Baghdad: Nouri Maliki has urged Iraqis to use the Muslim holy month to set aside their differences and seek national unity Aug.19 Iraqis warned as pilgrims rally  Baghdad: The Prime Minister Maliki has warned that those who use mosques to provoke sectarian violence will be prosecuted Security tight for pilgrimage  Baghdad: Thousands of Shiite Muslims walked to commemorate the death of a revered 8th century imam Musa al-Kadhim al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons

year 2005 Top ^

Dec.4 Allawi chased from mosque
  Former Prime Minister was chased from a mosque in Najaf in what he said was an apparent attempt on his life
Nov.3 Sunnis celebrate amid animosity  A 3-day holiday began for Sunni Arabs, ending a month of fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan May.21 Angry Sunnis shut Baghdad mosques  Mosques have been closed as part of a 3-day protest against a recent series of killings of Sunni Muslims Ratzinger elected as new Pope

year 2004 Top ^

Aug.26 Shiites stream into Najaf mosque
  Thousands of marchers from across the country streamed into the Imam Ali Mosque in central Najaf Aug.25 Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf
  Grand Ayatollah called on Iraqis to march to help rescue the holy city. Some of al-Sadr's top aides have been captured
Apr.13 Al-Sadr 'ready to sacrifice'  The radical Shiite cleric says he's not ruling out any way to end 'occupation' Jan.16 US downplays rift with Iraq Shia   Washington: Paul Bremer, has played down differences with the majority Shia population over the transfer of power

year 2003 Top ^

May.15 Shiites demand large role  Thousands gathered in Baghdad to protest against a foreign administration May.9 Exiled Shia leader returns  Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim has returned home after more than 23 years in exile Apr.23 Pilgrims flood Karbala on final holy day  Crowds of Shia Muslims chanted and danced in the streets at a pilgrimage suppressed under Saddam Hussein's rule Apr.22 Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala
  Exuberant Shiite Muslims are reviving a religious tradition that was not allowed under Saddam Hussein
Apr.21   Clerics challenge US rule
  More than 4,000 Shia Muslims converged on the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad and staged an anti-American protest

year 2002 Top ^

Dec.24 Saddam slams U.S. in Christmas message Miss World leaves Nigeria for London Nov.6 Ramadan overshadowed by war threat  Arab Countries: Muslims have begun fasting, with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the possibility of a war against Iraq casting a shadow



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