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Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil: View of Western Wall with Large Gate Opening onto Prayer Hall, and Small Door Leading into a Corridor

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Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): View of the Southwest Corner of the Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil, towards the Old City

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After Mosque Bombing, Samarra Sunnis Remain Alienated

Two years ago, insurgents blew up a sacred Shiite mosque in Samarra, Iraq. Rather than counter the insurgency, the U.S. military and the Iraqi government shut the city down. Now, the mosque is being ...