US forces besiege mosque (Umm al-Qura mosque)

Barrett808

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Aug-18-04 05:58 PM
Original message

US forces besiege mosque (Umm al-Qura mosque)

(Al-Mutamar) News sources said American forces have besieged the mosque of Umm al-Qura, which serves as headquarters for the Muslim Clerics Board in Baghdad, and have prevented anyone from entering or leaving the mosque. Board member Sheikh Ahmed al-Samarrai said the Americans have besieged the mosque and the adjacent area under the allegations they were attacked from that area. Therefore, he said, they insisted on inspecting the whole area including the mosque.
(Al-Mutamar is issued daily by the Iraqi National Congress.)

http://www.iwpr.net/archive/ipm/ipm_137.html

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.