Reconstruction of Samarra shrine unites factions in Iraq (AP)

By newscrape.com in World on April 24th, 2008

Workers remove rubble from the remains of the Askariya mosque during its reconstruction effort in Samarra, 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday April 22, 2208. In February 2006 huge explosion destroyed the mosque and immediately ignited fierce sectarian fighting between Sunnis and Shiites across Iraq.In June 2007, another bombing brought down twin minarets on the mosque's compound, adding even more fury to the fighting. (AP Photo/Bradley Brooks)AP - It was the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine here that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war, bloodshed that has left tens of thousands dead and this ancient city in ruins.


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