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Al-Askari Shrine, the ' Askariyya Shrine, or Al-Askari Mosque [a] is a Shia Muslim mosque and mausoleum in the Iraqi city of Samarra 125 km (78 mi) from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shia shrines in the world.
Abu Qudama confessed to taking part in the attack on al-Askari mosque in Samarra and gave a detailed account of how the attack took place. Al-Rubaie said Iraqi security forces had yet to capture the mastermind of the mosque attack, Haitham al-Badri, an Iraqi and leader of one of AQI's cells who was later killed in an airstrike on 2 August 2007 ...
The 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing (Arabic: تفجير مسجد العسكري) occurred on 13 June 2007 at around 9 am local time at one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, the al-Askari Mosque, and has been attributed by Iran to the Iraqi Baath Party.
al-Askari Mosque bombing could refer to one of two attacks on the al-Askari Mosque in Samarra, Iraq: 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing , which severely damaged the mosque and destroyed its golden dome 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing , which destroyed the mosque's two remaining ten-story minarets
The shrine may be inside the mosque or may be the mosque proper. The shrine is one of 4 pilgrimage sites in Shia Islam in Iraq, and is the resting place of the 10th and 11th (of 12) Imams I think you've hit on an excellent point, however - is this structure a mosque or rather a housing place for the shrine?
The Imam Hasan al-Askari Mosque (Persian: مسجد امام حسن عسگری) is a place of worship for the Twelver Shi'ites that is located in Qom, Iran. It is named for Hasan al-Askari , who is the 11th Imam of the Ahlulbayt and the father of the 12th Imam in Shi'ite traditions.
The Hayy Assafarat Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع حي السفارات, lit. 'embassies neighborhood mosque'), also known as the Al-Kindy Square Mosque , is a Sunni Islam Friday mosque , located in the Diplomatic Quarter district of Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .
US forces returned fire, when a Cobra helicopter fired a Hellfire missile at the base of the mosque's minaret and an F-16 intentionally dropped a bomb on the mosque. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A US Marines brigadier general said the mosque would ordinarily have protection under the Geneva Convention , but added that the attacks from inside the building caused ...