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Samarra (Iraq)

Type: City

Name: Samarra (Iraq)

Country: Iraq

Latitude: 34.200001

Longitude: 43.869999

population: 158,968

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Fri- Samarra preacher calling on the security authorities to ease down dealing with the citizens.

Tikrit / NINA /-- Friday prayers doped " Antom Alaalawn " held in Samarra in Alhaq yard central of Samarra at noon , in which participated thousands of worshipers and demonstrators.Sheikh Diab Hamid imam and preacher of Fri-prayers said : "Wee reaped ... [Published National Iraq News Agency - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Samarra (Iraq), Security, Tikrit (Iraq), Martin Kobler

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Dawa Party Official Among Ten Killed in Iraq

in Breaking News 42 mins agoDawa Party Official Among Ten Killed in IraqAt least nine Iraqis were killed and 17 more were woundedin fresh violence. A Turkish citizen was also killed.In Mosul, a bomb killedtwo soldiers and wounded three more. A Dawa party ... [Published RINF.com - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Small Arms, Bomb

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Provincial poll candidate killed in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, June 12 (Xinhua) -- A provincial poll candidate was killed and two policemen were wounded in separate attacks in northern Iraq, the police said Wednesday.Luai Abdullah, candidate of a political bloc running for the upcoming Nineveh's provincial ... [Published CHINAdaily - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Baghdad, Elections, Tikrit (Iraq), Samarra (Iraq)

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 5 reports

Iran raps terror attack on pilgrims in Iraq

Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned Friday's deadly terrorist attack against Iranian pilgrims in Iraq.Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi on Saturday described the attack as indiscriminate, unjust, and counter to all human and Islamic ... [Published Press tv - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Acts of Terrorism, Iran, Iraq

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 4 reports

Iraq car bomb kills 10 Iran pilgrims

Related A car bomb in a restive town north of Iraq's capital killed 10 Iranian pilgrims Friday, officials said, the latest in a spike in violence that has sparked fears of all-out sectarian war.Another 30 pilgrims were wounded in the attack, which struck ... [Published Al Ahram - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Car Bomb, Shia Islam, Iran, an-Najaf

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 2 reports

Iraqi farmer eats live scorpions every day

New York: If you can't beat them, eat them! A 34-year-old Iraqi farmer claims that he has been consuming live scorpions every day for the past fifteen years and is addicted to them.Ismail Jasim Mohammed, a resident of Samarra in Iraq, said he became tired ... [Published IBNLive India News - May 30 2013]

Entities: Scorpion, Samarra (Iraq), Immunity

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

UNESCO, Iraq sign deals to preserve heritage in Samarra

PARIS, May 28 (KUNA) -- UNESCO and Iraq have signed three agreements worth USD 3.4 million for the preservation of cultural heritage in Iraq.The three agreements aim to ensure long-term conservation and sustainability of architectural heritage in the ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 28 2013]

Entities: Samarra (Iraq), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul..., Iraq

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 2 reports

/ 8 / wanted arrested in Maysan.

Amarah/ NINA /--Intelligence Directorate's patrols and police forces of Maysan province captured / 8 / wanted person suspects in different areas of Alqalaah 40 km south of Amarah capital of the province.A security source said that the arrest operation ... [Published National Iraq News Agency - May 27 2013]

Entities: Mosul, Tikrit (Iraq), Car Bomb, Samarra (Iraq), Baghdad

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 15 reports

Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Bombings in Iraq

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran strongly deplored the recent terrorist bombings in Iraq which killed and injured many civilians, including Iranian pilgrims, warning that the terrorist attacks are aimed at undermining the stability and security of the Muslim count ... [Published Fars News Agency - May 26 2013]

Entities: Iran, Iraq, Bombing, Terrorists, Samarra (Iraq)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Iraq killings raise fears of sectarian conflict

BAGHDAD ? A wave of car bombings and shootings hit cities in Iraq late Sunday and Monday, killing at least 76 people and wounding more than 250, medical and security officials said. Some news agency reports put the overall toll even higher, at 86 or more ... [Published Bend Bulletin - May 21 2013]

Entities: Shia Islam, Sectarianism, Car Bomb, Iraq, Baghdad

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Three Iranian pilgrims martyred in Iraq bombing

Tehran, May 20, IRNA – Three Iranian pilgrims were martyred and 15 others were injured in a bomb explosion in the city of Samarra, Iraq on Monday. ... [Published Islamic Republic News Agency - May 21 2013]

Entities: Martyr, Iraq, Iran, Bombing

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 36 reports

Deadly attacks kill 95 in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's ... [Published The News International - May 21 2013]

Entities: Baghdad, Iraq, Car Bomb

Quotes

Sheikh Diab Hamid imam and preacher of Fri-prayers said : "Wee reaped a lot by our peaceful movement, which the entire world started understanding our cause, "Addressing the congregation by saying," several weeks ago you voted to replace UN Representative in Iraq, Martin Kobler, Here is the oppressor has been revieled of his post and replaced stressing that the unified stand in the sit-ins squares in each Fri-prayers is one of the aspects of victory and gains. "stressing that" victory is achieved by the hands of the faithful."

Fri- Samarra preacher calling on the security authorities to ease down dealing with the citizens. [Published National Iraq News Agency - Jun 14 2013]

"Mr Prince intentionally deployed to Iraq certain men who shared his vision of Christian supremacy, knowing and wanting these men to take every available opportunity to murder Iraqis. Many of these men used call signs based on the Knights of the Templar, the warriors who fought the Crusades [Blackwater] executives would openly speak about going over to Iraq to 'lay Hajiis out on cardboard'."

Religious fundamentalism in the 'War on Terror' [Published Al Jazeera - Jun 10 2013]

"The Iraqi government was responsible for the lives of the Iranian pilgrims" Araqchi said

Iran Condemns 'Indiscriminate Terrorist' Attack on its Pilgrims in Iraq [Published Naharnet - Jun 08 2013]

..."The Shia went down to the streets with their arms and blocked all the roads and began to detain people," he said. "They killed a lot of our fighters. Then they began to gather around the shrine with members of Hezbollah, the [Iraqi] Mahdi Army and Syrian Shia."

Syrian war widens Sunni-Shia schism as foreign jihadis join fight for shrines [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 04 2013]

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Iraq Sunnis rally against Shia-led government [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 02 2013]