Thousands of Sunni Muslims gathered at Baghdad's Abu Hanifa Mosque, one of Sunni Islam's holiest shrines, to pray and participate in the Eid Al Fitr, the celebration that marks the end of a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting...
"I don't think of this as Eid. If the Americans left and there was a new government, with law and order, then everyday would be Eid," said Abdel Wadoud Doukhi as he left the mosque.
US forces are on high alert for an intensification of attacks following the end of Ramadan. For most Sunnis, the Holy Month ends on Monday, but for Shiites, who make up 60 per cent of Iraq's population, Ramadan ends a day later this year...
US authorities have introduced a law in postwar Iraq banning the media from inciting hatred. Arabiya has broadcast several audiotapes purportedly from Saddam.."This is against press freedom in Iraq," said Ali Khattib, an Iraqi correspondent for the channel based in Baghdad. "For 35 years Iraqis wanted freedom. This action means there's no difference between the time of Saddam and today."
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