Iraq's Muslims Join in Prayer Despite Curfew: ; , Order in Place to Curb Shiite, Sunni Deaths in Wake of Attack On Shrine

Summary

---

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Religious leaders summoned Iraq's Shiites and Sunnis to joint prayer services today amid an extraordinary daytime curfew aimed at halting a wave of sectarian violence that has killed nearly 130 people since the bombing of one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines.

Police and soldiers blocked major roads and surrounded Baghdad's two main Sunni mosques as streets throughout this city of nearly 7 million emptied of people and traffic. The nation stood on the brink of civil war and the American strategy in Iraq faced its gravest test since the 2003 invasion.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Iraq's Muslims Join in Prayer Despite Curfew: ; , Order in Place to Curb Shiite, Sunni Deaths in Wake of Attack On Shrine

Despite the curfew, a large crowd attended Friday prayers at Baghdad's Abu Hanifa mosque, the city's most important Sunni site, where Imam Ahmed Hasan al-T...

See the full content of this document

---