Monday, November 7
IRAQIS BARRED FROM SHRINE BY HUSSEIN PRAY AT SITE, FINALLY
| November 6, 2005 TIKRIT, Iraq – More than 40 local Shia Turkomans marked the end of Ramadan by praying at a Shia shrine and cemetery located on Forward Operating Base Warrior near Kirkuk Nov. 1. The visit was arranged by chaplains from the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division after receiving a request from a local Shia Turkoman imam. The day was viewed as a way to build trust and understanding between the local community and the recently arrived Soldiers of the brigade, according to Chaplain (Maj.) Clyde Scott, the 1st BCT chaplain, who hopes to conduct future visits. The site, which is filled with burial mounds and tombstones thousands of years old, had been off limits to the local citizens under the reign of Saddam Hussein. Weblog LINK |
