rahmatan lil alamin...katanyaaa..... On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Bukan Pedanda <bukan.peda...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> ** > > > > Mereka trus saja saling berbunuhan... > > Middle East > Shia pilgrims killed in Baghdad explosions > Bombs in Iraqi capital kill at least two people, a day after blasts left > at least 70 dead amid growing sectarian fears. > Last Modified: 06 Jan 2012 11:26 > > Friday's attacks come a day after the nation's bloodiest violence in a > year, which left at least 70 people dead [Reuters] > > Multiple explosions in Baghdad have killed at least two Shias, officials > have said, a day after a wave of bombings killed more than 70 people, > further deepening the country's sectarian divide at a time of ongoing > political crisis. > > Four explosions rocked central Baghdad around noon, Dahr Jamail, Al > Jazeera's correspondent in the Iraqi capital, reported. > > "There were ... three roadside bombs across Baghdad, with a total of two > dead and 20 wounded, the vast majority of those being Shia pilgrims," he > said. > > Rockets were fired against Baghdad's Green Zone, the hub of international > presence in the city, as Iraq's military marked its anniversary with a > parade on Friday. > > "We heard several explosions, and our sources say two of those were within > the Green Zone," said Jamail. > > Some of the explosions were rockets and mortar rounds, police said. At > least two buildings in northern and central Baghdad were hit, leaving 10 > injured. > > Co-ordinated attacks > > The wave of attacks, which comes after the country's bloodiest day of > violence in a year, occurred in the prelude to the Shia holy day of > Arbaeen, when followers travel to Karbala to mark the end of 40 days of > mourning for Imam al-Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. > > On Thursday, co-ordinated attacks targeted Shia Muslims and their > communities, leading to an atmosphere of fear that recalls the bloody > sectarian war from 2006 to 2007. > > In the morning, a bomb planted on a parked motorcycle, and another two > roadside devices, killed at least nine people and wounded 35 others in the > impoverished Sadr City district in northeastern Baghdad, sources said. > > "There was a group of day labourers gathered, waiting to be hired for > work. Someone brought his small motorcycle and parked it nearby," said a > police officer at the scene who declined to be named. > > "A few minutes later it blew up, killed some people, wounded others and > burned some cars." > > Two bomb attacks in Kadhimiyah, another predominantly Shia district in > Baghdad's north, killed another 15 people and wounded 31, an interior > ministry official said. > > In the afternoon, a suicide bomber struck Shia pilgrims on their way to > the holy city of Karbala. The attack, near Nasiriyah about 200km south of > Baghdad, killed at least 45 Iraqis, according to police and hospital > reports. > > "Political leaders fight each other for power, and we pay the price," said > Ahmed Khalaf, a labourer near the site of attacks, in reference to the > political tension between Sunni and Shia leaders. > > Arrest warrant > > Last month, Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister, ordered an arrest warrant > against his Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi on charges of terrorism. > > In a subsequent move, Maliki called for a vote of no confidence against > Saleh el-Mutlaq, the deputy prime minister and another leading Sunni > politician. > > Since the warrant was issued, the Sunni-led Iraqiya political bloc has > boycotted parliament. > > Maliki on Wednesday stated that if the boycott continues, those > participating would be placed on "extended leave" and replacements would be > found for their positions. > > Further complicating the situation, the hardline Shia bloc, led by anti-US > cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, said it would not be a part of any negotiations > that include rival political group Asaeb al-Haq. > > Maliki recently stated that there could be no security in Iraq without > political stability. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: proletar-dig...@yahoogroups.com proletar-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: proletar-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
