LIST OF SUNNI MOSQUES ATTACKED IN BAGHDAD

C O N F I D E N T I A L BAGHDAD 000596 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2016 TAGS: PHUM PTER KDEM IZ SUBJECT: LIST OF SUNNI MOSQUES ATTACKED IN BAGHDAD Classified By: Political Counselor Robert S. Ford for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). ¶1. (C) An Embassy contact working at the MOI's IG office reported that the office has a list of 29 Sunni mosques in Baghdad attacked February 22, in the aftermath of the explosion at the Al-Askariya Mosque in Samarra. The names of mosques, corresponding neighborhoods, and incident description according to our source are listed below. Post does not know to what extent MoI has followed up on these reports and cannot currently confirm the accuracy of this list. --Al-Tayba Mosque - Zaiyuna - bomb --Al-Rahman Mosque - kidnapping --Al-Hamza Mosque - Al-Risala - burned --Mustafa Mosque - Al-Aamel - bomb --Al-Mustani Mosque - Al-Firas - bomb outside mosque --Al-Quds Mosque - Al-Shaab - gunfire attack --Al-Rishadeen Mosque - Al-Husseiniya - killing --Al-Yemani Mosque - Al-Zafaraniya - killing --Al-Asharah al-Mubashara - Al-Aamel - gunfire attack --Al-Haq Mosque - Al Shu'la - hand grenade --Al-Ali Mosque - Al-Risala - burned --Al-Sheikh Ghazi Mosque - Al-Husseiniya - unknown --Al-Aksa Mosque - Al-Zafaraniya - hand grenade --Al-Samaraii Mosque - Baghdad Al-Jadeed - gunfire --Al-Sheikh Al-Jiwa Mosque - Al-Saadoun - unknown --Al-Yaseen Mosque - Doura - bomb --Al-Rahman Mosque - Doura - bomb --Al-Sharkee Mosque - Al-Chadour - gunfire --Al-Mehdi Mosque - Al-Shu'la - unknown --Al-Quds Mosque - Al Mishta - gunfire --Al-Khadimiya Shrine - Al-Khadimiya --Al-Haja Fatima Mosque - Palestine District - bomb --Al-Yakeem Mosque - Al Zaiyuna - unknown --Al-Taha Al-Samaraii Mosque - Al-Baya'a - bomb --Al-Kubeisi Mosque - Al-Aamel - bomb nearby --Al-Zaghail Mosque - Al Chilam - burned --Al-Ali al-Atheem Mosque - Al-Zafaraniya - gunfire --Al-Adil Mosque - Al Adil - unknown KHALILZAD