Muharram nights at Imam Hussain holy shrine, Karbala/ 1436-2014
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15,000 Shiite residents of Amirli in Iraq under siege of death by ISIS terrorists
A small town in Kirkuk Iraq with a population of 15000 residents, most of them are Shia Turkemen and Sufi Sunni, is surrounded by the Islamic State (IS/ISIS) Salafi Wahhabi militants vowing to kill every man, woman and child.
This been their predicament for the past 35 days, water, food, medicine and gas are scarce. No one can get in or get out. There is no clear indication that the Iraqi government will do or can do anything about it. something has to be done.
The Western media seems complicit with Saudi Arabia and Qatar to keep this under the radar.
Grand Ayatullah Sistani assures his rejections to hang his photos on public areas..
The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, assured once more his rejection to hang his photos on walls of public areas and governmental institutions.
Ayatollah Sistani's office reported in a statement directed to the Head of Najaf Provincial Council received by Iraq News Agency''We have noticed in few cases that the photos of the Supreme Religious Authority, Ali al-Sistani, are hanged on walls of some governmental institutions, such as your offices, and public areas, thus we would like to assure our pervious appeals not to hang the photos on walls of public areas.''
''We hope you to instruct the concerned sides to consider our appeal,'' the statement concluded.
Ayatollah Sistani's office reported in a statement directed to the Head of Najaf Provincial Council received by Iraq News Agency''We have noticed in few cases that the photos of the Supreme Religious Authority, Ali al-Sistani, are hanged on walls of some governmental institutions, such as your offices, and public areas, thus we would like to assure our pervious appeals not to hang the photos on walls of public areas.''
''We hope you to instruct the concerned sides to consider our appeal,'' the statement concluded.
Eminent Scholars who Rejects the Wilayat al-Faqih (Al Mutlaqa)
Fatwas of Ayatullah's on Wilayate Faqih
Two Explosions Near Two Shiite Mosque in Iraq, 10 Martyred
27 persons, killed, injured northeastern Baghdad
Six persons were killed while 21 others were injured due to an Improvised Explosive Device that exploded on Tuesday morning near a Shiite mosque to the north-east of Baghdad.
Security source told All Iraq News Agency "An IED blew up near Asadullah mosque in Hussainyia neighborhood resulted in killing six persons and wounding 21 others."
"The ambulances and the security forces rushed to the explosion spot, then transported the injured to a hospital while the dead bodies were sent to the morgue," the source added.
Shiite Mosque targeted in Salah-il-Din
A bomb exploded on Tuesday evening near a Shiite mosque in Tuz Khurmatu district of northeastern Salah-il-Din province.
Security source reported “ A bomb exploded near Sayed Mahdi mosque in Tuz Khurmatu district, killing four worshippers and injuring nine others.”
“Police patrols transported the bodies of the victims to the morgue and the injured people to the hospital for treatment,” the source concluded.
Six persons were killed while 21 others were injured due to an Improvised Explosive Device that exploded on Tuesday morning near a Shiite mosque to the north-east of Baghdad.
Security source told All Iraq News Agency "An IED blew up near Asadullah mosque in Hussainyia neighborhood resulted in killing six persons and wounding 21 others."
"The ambulances and the security forces rushed to the explosion spot, then transported the injured to a hospital while the dead bodies were sent to the morgue," the source added.
Shiite Mosque targeted in Salah-il-Din
A bomb exploded on Tuesday evening near a Shiite mosque in Tuz Khurmatu district of northeastern Salah-il-Din province.
Security source reported “ A bomb exploded near Sayed Mahdi mosque in Tuz Khurmatu district, killing four worshippers and injuring nine others.”
“Police patrols transported the bodies of the victims to the morgue and the injured people to the hospital for treatment,” the source concluded.
More than 160 Iraqi Shiite Muslims Martyred, Injured in 15 Explosions
According to Iraq News Agency 185 deaths and injuries registered according to an initial casualty figures of the spate of bombings that hit Shiite areas of Baghdad and other provinces this morning.
According to what was reported by a security source to All Iraq News Agency (AIN) "149 persons mostly Shiite Muslims were killed and injured due to the bombings Baghdad witnessed this morning when 11 car bombs exploded in Sadr City, Habibiya, Sha'ab, Kadhmiya, Hurriya, Toubji, Baya', Shurta Rab'a, Risala and Mahmoudiya neighborhoods."
"While 14 people have been wounded when car bomb went off in Khamsa Mile neighborhood to the north of Basra, also Muthanna province witnessed the killing and injuring of 19 persons following two car bombs along with three car bombs in Wasit that resulted in killing three people according to an initial count," according to the security source.
A source said "30 car bombs entered Baghdad and the same number in other provinces."
Two car bombs explosions in Samawah Shiite district
A police source in Muthanna province said on Monday, that a number of people were killed and others wounded by two car bombs explosions in Samawah city the center of the province about (270 km south of Baghdad).
“Two car bombs one was parked amid Samawah area and the other in the industrial neighborhood exploded this morning, killing a number of people and wounding many,” said the source.
“The security forces cordoned off the scene of the two incidents and prevented civilians from approaching, while ambulances rushed to transfer the injured to hospital for treatment and the dead to the forensic medicine department,” the source added.
Car bomb explosion in Basra Shia district
Three people were killed and four were wounded on Monday by a car bomb explosion in Basra province, according to a police source.
“The car bomb parked in the center of Basra exploded this morning, killing three people and wounding four others as well as causing material damage to shops and cars near the bombing,” said the source.
“The security forces cordoned off the scene and opened an investigation while transferred the wounded people to the hospital for treatment and the dead to the forensic medicine department,” the source said.
Two car bombs exploded in Wasit Shiite district this morning.
Security source said "Two car bombs blew up near Baghdad Terminal in Wasit province without causing casualties or material damages."
13 people killed, injured to the west of Baghdad (Shiite district of Risala)
13 people were killed and injured due to car bomb in Risala neighborhood to the west of Baghdad.
Security source stated "Car bomb exploded in Risala neighborhood killing a civilian and wounding 12 others."
"Security force blocked the bombing spot, then transported the injured persons to a hospital and the dead body of the victim to the morgue."
25 persons killed, injured in Shiite district of Hurriya in northern Baghdad
25 persons were killed and injured when two car bombs went off in Hurriya neighborhood to the north of Baghdad.
Security source said "Car bomb exploded near Shoes Making plant in Hurrriya neighborhood, thus resulted in killing a person and wounding nine others, while another car bomb exploded in the same neighborhood in Markaz St killing three persons and injuring 12 others."
"Security forces blocked the explosion spot and transported the injured to a hospital while the dead body has been sent to the morgue," the source added.
Car bomb blows up in Sha'ab neighborhood northeastern Baghdad
15 Shiite people were killed and injured when car bomb blew up in Sha'ab neighborhood to the north-east o Baghdad.
Security source said "Car bomb exploded near Zahra hospital in Sha'ab neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, killing a civilian and injuring 14 others."
"Security force rushed to the explosion spot, then transported the injured persons to the hospital while the dead body was sent to the morgue," according to the source.
13 people killed, injured in Shiite area of western Baghdad (Shurta Rab'a)
13 persons were killed and injured due to car bomb explosion in Shurta Rab'a neighborhood to the west of Baghdad.
Security source stated "Car bomb exploded at Shurta Rab'a crossroad, killing two persons and injuring 11 others."
"Security force cordoned off the explosion place, then transported the injured to a hospital and the dead bodies to the morgue," the source pointed out.
15 persons killed, injured in Shiite district of Sadr City
15 Shiite persons were killed and injured when car bomb exploded in Sadr City this morning.
Security source said "Car bomb exploded in Dakhil St. near a refueling point in Sadr City, thus resulted in killing five persons and injuring ten others."
"Security force blocked the explosion spot, then transported the injured to a hospital for treatment while the dead bodies were sent to the morgue," the source added.
Car bomb explodes southern Baghdad (Shiite area of Abu Dsheer)
Car bomb exploded on Monday in Abu Dsheer zone to the south of Baghdad.
Security source said "Car bomb that was parked in Sinaye neighborhood in Abu Dsheer zone in southern Baghdad blew up this morning without knowing the number of casualties and the material damages."
"While 14 people have been wounded when car bomb went off in Khamsa Mile neighborhood to the north of Basra, also Muthanna province witnessed the killing and injuring of 19 persons following two car bombs along with three car bombs in Wasit that resulted in killing three people according to an initial count," according to the security source.
A source said "30 car bombs entered Baghdad and the same number in other provinces."
Two car bombs explosions in Samawah Shiite district
A police source in Muthanna province said on Monday, that a number of people were killed and others wounded by two car bombs explosions in Samawah city the center of the province about (270 km south of Baghdad).
“Two car bombs one was parked amid Samawah area and the other in the industrial neighborhood exploded this morning, killing a number of people and wounding many,” said the source.
“The security forces cordoned off the scene of the two incidents and prevented civilians from approaching, while ambulances rushed to transfer the injured to hospital for treatment and the dead to the forensic medicine department,” the source added.
Car bomb explosion in Basra Shia district
Three people were killed and four were wounded on Monday by a car bomb explosion in Basra province, according to a police source.
“The car bomb parked in the center of Basra exploded this morning, killing three people and wounding four others as well as causing material damage to shops and cars near the bombing,” said the source.
“The security forces cordoned off the scene and opened an investigation while transferred the wounded people to the hospital for treatment and the dead to the forensic medicine department,” the source said.
Two car bombs exploded in Wasit Shiite district this morning.
Security source said "Two car bombs blew up near Baghdad Terminal in Wasit province without causing casualties or material damages."
13 people killed, injured to the west of Baghdad (Shiite district of Risala)
13 people were killed and injured due to car bomb in Risala neighborhood to the west of Baghdad.
Security source stated "Car bomb exploded in Risala neighborhood killing a civilian and wounding 12 others."
"Security force blocked the bombing spot, then transported the injured persons to a hospital and the dead body of the victim to the morgue."
25 persons killed, injured in Shiite district of Hurriya in northern Baghdad
25 persons were killed and injured when two car bombs went off in Hurriya neighborhood to the north of Baghdad.
Security source said "Car bomb exploded near Shoes Making plant in Hurrriya neighborhood, thus resulted in killing a person and wounding nine others, while another car bomb exploded in the same neighborhood in Markaz St killing three persons and injuring 12 others."
"Security forces blocked the explosion spot and transported the injured to a hospital while the dead body has been sent to the morgue," the source added.
Car bomb blows up in Sha'ab neighborhood northeastern Baghdad
15 Shiite people were killed and injured when car bomb blew up in Sha'ab neighborhood to the north-east o Baghdad.
Security source said "Car bomb exploded near Zahra hospital in Sha'ab neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, killing a civilian and injuring 14 others."
"Security force rushed to the explosion spot, then transported the injured persons to the hospital while the dead body was sent to the morgue," according to the source.
13 people killed, injured in Shiite area of western Baghdad (Shurta Rab'a)
13 persons were killed and injured due to car bomb explosion in Shurta Rab'a neighborhood to the west of Baghdad.
Security source stated "Car bomb exploded at Shurta Rab'a crossroad, killing two persons and injuring 11 others."
"Security force cordoned off the explosion place, then transported the injured to a hospital and the dead bodies to the morgue," the source pointed out.
15 persons killed, injured in Shiite district of Sadr City
15 Shiite persons were killed and injured when car bomb exploded in Sadr City this morning.
Security source said "Car bomb exploded in Dakhil St. near a refueling point in Sadr City, thus resulted in killing five persons and injuring ten others."
"Security force blocked the explosion spot, then transported the injured to a hospital for treatment while the dead bodies were sent to the morgue," the source added.
Car bomb explodes southern Baghdad (Shiite area of Abu Dsheer)
Car bomb exploded on Monday in Abu Dsheer zone to the south of Baghdad.
Security source said "Car bomb that was parked in Sinaye neighborhood in Abu Dsheer zone in southern Baghdad blew up this morning without knowing the number of casualties and the material damages."
Iraq: Suicide Bomber Blow Himself Up Inside a Shiite Mosque, More Than 40 Martyred, Injured
At least 24 people, mostly Shia Muslims, have been killed and more that 30 others injured in a fresh wave of terrorist attacks to hit Iraqi cities.
The deadliest attack occurred in the town of Taji, north of Baghdad, when a bomber blew himself up inside a mosque at about 8:00 p.m. (17:00 GMT), killing 15 Shiite people and injuring more than 31 others.
The al-Rahman mosque is frequented by Shia Muslims and lies in a Shia-majority part of the town.
Elsewhere, a bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle near a police patrol on the southern outskirts of the main northern city of Mosul.
The explosion killed four people, including a policeman.
In Salahuddin province, gunmen sprayed bullets on a police patrol in the town of Tuz Khurmatu, killing three and wounding a fourth.
In a separate incident, two people were killed and four more wounded when militants opened fire on day laborers waiting near a grain silo in Tikrit, located about 140 kilometers northwest of Baghdad.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.
The deadliest attack occurred in the town of Taji, north of Baghdad, when a bomber blew himself up inside a mosque at about 8:00 p.m. (17:00 GMT), killing 15 Shiite people and injuring more than 31 others.
The al-Rahman mosque is frequented by Shia Muslims and lies in a Shia-majority part of the town.
Elsewhere, a bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle near a police patrol on the southern outskirts of the main northern city of Mosul.
The explosion killed four people, including a policeman.
In Salahuddin province, gunmen sprayed bullets on a police patrol in the town of Tuz Khurmatu, killing three and wounding a fourth.
In a separate incident, two people were killed and four more wounded when militants opened fire on day laborers waiting near a grain silo in Tikrit, located about 140 kilometers northwest of Baghdad.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.
Iraq: Shiite Imam of a Mosque Assassinated in Basra
Shia Imam of a mosque was assassinated on Saturday in front of a mosque in Awesan area in Abu al-Khaseeb district as he was shot dead by unknown insurgents,” a security source in Basra said.
“Sheikh Asaad Nasser, one of the mosques imams was assassinated this morning by unknown gunmen on his way to dawn prayers,” said a source.
This assassination process is considered the second of its kind after killing a member of the provincial council in Basra, Ali Hassan in the past few days.
Basra province (545 km south of Baghdad) witnessed last Sunday the assassination of a member of the provincial council in Basra, Ali Hasan Ali in Abu al-Khaseeb district also by unidentified gunmen using silencer weapon.
The country witnessed a sharp increase in sectarian violence in recent weeks.
“Sheikh Asaad Nasser, one of the mosques imams was assassinated this morning by unknown gunmen on his way to dawn prayers,” said a source.
This assassination process is considered the second of its kind after killing a member of the provincial council in Basra, Ali Hassan in the past few days.
Basra province (545 km south of Baghdad) witnessed last Sunday the assassination of a member of the provincial council in Basra, Ali Hasan Ali in Abu al-Khaseeb district also by unidentified gunmen using silencer weapon.
The country witnessed a sharp increase in sectarian violence in recent weeks.
Attacks in Shiite Areas of Baghdad (Iraq) Kill 23
A spate of car bombs and shootings mostly in Shiite areas of Baghdad on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq killed at least 23 people on Tuesday, officials said.
Ten car bombs and two assassinations across the Iraqi capital also left at least 88 people wounded, with officials warning the toll could rise.
All the attacks bar one struck in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, concentrated in the northeast of the capital.
Security forces stepped up searches at checkpoints after the attack and closed off key roads, worsening the capital's morning gridlock, an Agence France Presse reporter said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the violence, but Sunni militants often target Shiite civilians and government targets in a bid to destabilize the country.
Violence has spiked ahead of the anniversary of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, with 76 people killed in the past week, according to an AFP tally based on reports from security and medical officials.
Britain-based Iraq Body Count has said that more than 112,000 civilians have been killed since the 2003 invasion, while a study published in The Lancet put the figure at 116,000 from 2003 up to December 2011, when U.S. forces pulled out.
Since the withdrawal, Iraq's military and police are consistently described by Iraqi and American officials as capable of maintaining internal security, but not yet fully able to protect the country's borders, airspace and maritime territory.
Attacks remain common, however, albeit at markedly lower levels than during the peak of Iraq's sectarian war.
Bomb blast hits heart of Iraqi city of Karbala
Security officials say a bomber blew himself up in an area between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and Imam Abbas (PBUH) in the central city on Sunday.
Jamal al-Din Shahristani, an official at the Imam Hussein shrine, said that the powerful blast caused an unspecified number of casualties.
No one has taken responsibility for the incident.
On the same day, attacks in two Shia-populated areas in Baghdad left four people dead and 11 others wounded.
On Thursday, a string of bomb attacks in and around the Iraqi capital killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 60 others.
Militants have increased their efforts to destabilize Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government in recent months by sparking inter-communal violence.
Sectarian violence in Iraq has fallen since reaching a high in 2007, but bombings targeting Shia areas are still common. - See more at: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/03/03/291686/bomb-blast-hits-heart-of-iraqs-karbala/#sthash.4dqPPKCH.dpuf
Anti-Shia websites and satellite TV channels are Jew sponsored media
Speaking in a ceremony held in Isfahan on the occasion of the night of the twenty third of the holy month of Ramadhan, Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmood Bahrul Ulum Mirdamadi, may Allah grant him long life, elaborated on verses 66 to 68 of Surah Al-Maidah.
Referring to verse 66 of the said Surah, Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum stated that God, the Exalted says, “And if they had kept up the Taurat and the Injeel and that which was revealed to them from their Lord, they would certainly have eaten from above them and from beneath their feet there is a party of them keeping to the moderate course, and (as for) most of them, evil is that which they do.”
He further said, “The point that has to be taken into consideration in connection with this holy verse is the clause ‘which was revealed’ and we must see what it means and where it refers to. What it is it that if the Jews and Christians set up, they would have been blessed with abundant bounties. Of course, it is very clear that the clause ‘what was revealed’ does not refer to Torah and Gospel because the clause comes after mention has been made of the two books.”
Referring to verse 68 of Surah Al-Maidah, Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum said, “Also, in this verse, God, the Exalted, speaks of ‘what was revealed’ and we must see what, actually, the said clause means and where it refers to.”
He noted that one of the specifics of the clause ‘what has been revealed’ is that when it was put forth, it led to rebellion of Jews and Christians. “It says in the verse after ‘all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord’… that ‘it is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy …” and it speak volumes that the Jews and Christians were apprehensive about ‘what was revealed’. It was after the declaration that Jewish spying apparatus has been conspiring against Islam and Shi’ism from the time of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, as of today.
Referring to verse ‘O Messenger! deliver what bas been revealed to you from your Lord’, Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum added that what was revealed and made Jews and Christians apprehensive was guardianship (wilayah) of Ali bin Abi Talib – peace be upon them. “It becomes clear that the satellite TV channels and websites which are opposed to him and broadcasting programs against Ghadir, Fatimiyah and Mahdawiyah are Jew’s agents and mercenaries working in their espionage den,” he said.
Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum further stated, “Today the films produced in the world by Hollywood Company and all the important business centers are in Jew’s hand. The Jews are availing themselves of their power to reach their satanic interests.”
Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum concluded that there are some people who mount on pulpits forbidding others from listening to the sad stories regarding the Holy Prophet and his holy household (may peace and benedictions of Allah be upon them) asking them to read the Quran and hadith. “Perhaps, these people may not know that lamentation and eulogy are the recommendation of the Quran and prophetic tradition. Such utterances on the part of those people are clear antagonism to Ashura and narrating the stories of the Prophet’s Ahlul-Bayt (a.s). They themselves do not know that they are the agents of Jews because Jews are opposing narration of the calamities of the household of the Prophet (pbuh).
Iraq suicide bomb at Shia mosque kills 42
KIRKUK: A suicide bomber made his way into a Shia mosque
north of Baghdad and blew himself up in the middle of a packed funeral
on Wednesday, killing 42 people and leaving corpses scattered across the
floor.
The attack, the deadliest in six months, is likely to heighten tensions as Iraq grapples with a political crisis and more than a month of protests in Sunni-majority areas that have hardened opposition to Shia Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
No group claimed responsibility, but Sunni militants often launch attacks in a bid to destabilise the government and push Iraq back towards the sectarian violence that blighted it from 2005 to 2008.
The bomber struck at the Sayid al-Shuhada mosque in Tuz Khurmatu, 175 kilometres north of Baghdad, and targeted the funeral of a relative of a politician who was shot dead a day earlier.
“Corpses are on the ground of the Husseiniyah (Shia mosque),” said Shallal Abdul, mayor of Tuz Khurmatu. “The suicide bomber managed to enter and blow himself up in the middle of the mourners.”
Niyazi Moamer Oghlu, secretary general of the provincial council of Salaheddin, which surrounds Tuz Khurmatu, put the toll from the attack at 42 dead and 75 wounded.
Among those hurt were officials and tribal leaders, including Ali Hashem Oghlu, the deputy chief of the Iraqi Turkman Front and a provincial councillor in Salaheddin.
The funeral had been for Oghlu’s brother-in-law, who killed in Tuz on Tuesday.
Tuz Khurmatu lies in a tract of disputed territory that Kurdistan wants to incorporate into its autonomous three-province region against the wishes of the central government in Baghdad.
The row is regarded by diplomats and officials as the greatest long-term threat to Iraq’s stability.
The death toll from Wednesday’s blast was the highest from a single attack since a series of bombings north of Baghdad on July 23 killed 42 people.
Also on Wednesday, gunmen killed a school principal near the main northern city of Mosul and an anti-Qaeda militiaman was shot dead near the predominantly Sunni town of Fallujah.
Wednesday’s violence came after a wave of attacks on Tuesday killed 26 people and wounded dozens more.
That broke four days of relative calm following a spate of incidents claimed by Al Qaeda’s front group that killed at least 88 people on January 15-17, according to an AFP tally.
The militant group is widely seen as weaker than during the peak of Iraq’s sectarian bloodshed, but is still capable of carrying out mass-casualty attacks on a regular basis.
The latest wave of violence means the overall death toll from bloodshed in Iraq this month has already surpassed that of any of the previous three months, according to an AFP tally based on reports from security and medical officials.
Attacks in Iraq are down from their peak in 2006-2007, but they are still common across the country.
The unrest comes amid a political crisis that has pitted Maliki against several of his erstwhile government partners, less than three months before provincial elections.
The attack, the deadliest in six months, is likely to heighten tensions as Iraq grapples with a political crisis and more than a month of protests in Sunni-majority areas that have hardened opposition to Shia Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
No group claimed responsibility, but Sunni militants often launch attacks in a bid to destabilise the government and push Iraq back towards the sectarian violence that blighted it from 2005 to 2008.
The bomber struck at the Sayid al-Shuhada mosque in Tuz Khurmatu, 175 kilometres north of Baghdad, and targeted the funeral of a relative of a politician who was shot dead a day earlier.
“Corpses are on the ground of the Husseiniyah (Shia mosque),” said Shallal Abdul, mayor of Tuz Khurmatu. “The suicide bomber managed to enter and blow himself up in the middle of the mourners.”
Niyazi Moamer Oghlu, secretary general of the provincial council of Salaheddin, which surrounds Tuz Khurmatu, put the toll from the attack at 42 dead and 75 wounded.
Among those hurt were officials and tribal leaders, including Ali Hashem Oghlu, the deputy chief of the Iraqi Turkman Front and a provincial councillor in Salaheddin.
The funeral had been for Oghlu’s brother-in-law, who killed in Tuz on Tuesday.
Tuz Khurmatu lies in a tract of disputed territory that Kurdistan wants to incorporate into its autonomous three-province region against the wishes of the central government in Baghdad.
The row is regarded by diplomats and officials as the greatest long-term threat to Iraq’s stability.
The death toll from Wednesday’s blast was the highest from a single attack since a series of bombings north of Baghdad on July 23 killed 42 people.
Also on Wednesday, gunmen killed a school principal near the main northern city of Mosul and an anti-Qaeda militiaman was shot dead near the predominantly Sunni town of Fallujah.
Wednesday’s violence came after a wave of attacks on Tuesday killed 26 people and wounded dozens more.
That broke four days of relative calm following a spate of incidents claimed by Al Qaeda’s front group that killed at least 88 people on January 15-17, according to an AFP tally.
The militant group is widely seen as weaker than during the peak of Iraq’s sectarian bloodshed, but is still capable of carrying out mass-casualty attacks on a regular basis.
The latest wave of violence means the overall death toll from bloodshed in Iraq this month has already surpassed that of any of the previous three months, according to an AFP tally based on reports from security and medical officials.
Attacks in Iraq are down from their peak in 2006-2007, but they are still common across the country.
The unrest comes amid a political crisis that has pitted Maliki against several of his erstwhile government partners, less than three months before provincial elections.
Iraqi politicians welcome Ayatollah Sistani's plan
According to the report, the Ayatollah's plan is referred t as the roadmap for exit from the ongoing crisis in Iraq.
The plan asks for implementing the demands of the protesters, clearing the prisons and freeing the prisoners who have not been found guilty as a prelude for issuing a public acquaintance order, save for those whose hands are truly soaked in Iraqi citizens' blood.'
The said plan also asks for implementing comprehensive reforms in political and security foundations and lack of governance of a certain political faction in the country, as well as the participation of the entire political groups in political decision makings till holding the public elections in early 2014.
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Sistani has in his plan considered the political and state circles as the responsible sources for the deterioration of conditions in Iraq and stressed that he would remain by the side of the Sunni Muslims till the materializing of their legitimate objectives.
The plan asks for implementing the demands of the protesters, clearing the prisons and freeing the prisoners who have not been found guilty as a prelude for issuing a public acquaintance order, save for those whose hands are truly soaked in Iraqi citizens' blood.'
The said plan also asks for implementing comprehensive reforms in political and security foundations and lack of governance of a certain political faction in the country, as well as the participation of the entire political groups in political decision makings till holding the public elections in early 2014.
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Sistani has in his plan considered the political and state circles as the responsible sources for the deterioration of conditions in Iraq and stressed that he would remain by the side of the Sunni Muslims till the materializing of their legitimate objectives.
Bomb blast in Iraq 20 visitors martyred
Shabestan news agency reported that police officials and doctors state that at least 20 visitors had been martyred in this bomb blast. It should be noted that this bomb explosion took place at a place where the visitors from Karbala were returning. It should be clear that bomb explosion was installed in a car. According to the sources, this bomb explosion took place on Thursday at 5pm in Al-Mussayab city which resulted in the injury of 47 people. This is the 2nd bomb explosion during this week in the same city. The first bomb explosion took place on 31st December which resulted in the death of 7 people including three women and two children.
Iraqi authorities state that these people had been attacked for they belong Shiite school of thought.
This incident took place when visitors were coming back from Karbala after the mourning session of the 40th Day of Imam Hussein Alehi Salam. None of the militant group has accepted the responsibility of this blast.
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