Iraq shrine bombing fuels Shi'ite protests 23/02 08:40

A dawn bomb attack wrecked a major Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday, sparking protests, some of them violent, and forcing an urgent government appeal to avoid sectarian reprisals.

Iran, Turkey condemn attack on Shiite holy shrine in Iraq 23/02 07:38

Iran and Turkey on Wednesday strongly condemned a bombing attack on an Iraqi Shiite holy shrine earlier in the day but called on Iraqi Shiite Muslims to restrain from revenge.

Syria denounces attack on holy Shiite shrine in Iraq 23/02 07:14

Syria condemned the bombing of a holy Shiite shrine in Iraq on Wednesday as "heinous criminal attacks", the official SANA news agency reported.

8 Sunni mosques attacked after Shiite shrine bombing 22/02 19:06

Groups of armed men attacked eight Sunni Muslim mosques in Baghdad on Wednesday as sectarian tension ran high between Shiite and Sunni Muslims after the bombing of a holy Shiite shrine in Samarra, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

Iraq announces 3-day mourning for Shiite shrine attack 22/02 17:42

The Iraqi government condemned the attack on one of Iraq's most famous Shiite shrines in Samarra, 120km north of Baghdad, and announced three days of mourning.

Powerful explosion damages Baghdad Shiite shrine 22/02 15:22

A powerful explosion Wednesday morning rocked the city of Samarra, 120 km north of Baghdad, badly damaging the golden dome of a major Shiite shrine Ali al-Hadi, a provincial source told Xinhua.