As predicted here many times, as soon as the Surge subsided, violence would resume. “Baghdad blasts kill 101,” by Ammar Karim for AFP, December 8 (thanks to James): Five powerful car bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 101 people, many of them students, and wounding 182 in the third co-ordinated massacre to devastate […]
Twin suicide car bombings in Baghdad kill at least 100
With this, the jihadists aim to demonstrate they can still attack high-value (and what should be highly secure) targets. The selection of targets — the “Baghdad governate building” and Justice ministry — underscores the jihadists’ intention of imposing Sharia law: Though Iraq’s constitution says that “no law that contradicts the established provisions of Islam may […]
Sharia advancing in Iraq — for non-Muslims, too
Democracy on the march. “Sharia slowly advancing in Najaf and Basra, for non-Muslims too,” by Layla Yousif Rahema for Asia News, October 20 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Baghdad (AsiaNews) -For the past ten days, no one has been able to drink or buy alcoholic beverages in Najaf because of a bylaw adopted by local authorities. […]