June 14, 2007

Shiite Leaders Appeal for Calm After New Shrine Attack - New York Times

Shiite Leaders Appeal for Calm After New Shrine Attack - New York Times

One of Iraq’s most sacred Shiite shrines, the Imam al-Askari mosque in Samarra, was attacked and severely damaged again today, just over a year after a previous attack on the site unleashed a tide of sectarian bloodletting across the country...