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Bitter anniversary marks Samarra shrine destruction
Ten years after Sunni extremists destroyed the al Askari shrine in Samarra, Iraq, the city remains divided with rebuilt domes amid blast walls. ISIS threats linger near a Shiite militia guarded site as Sunnis navigate checkpoints and security lockdowns.
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Samarra
Iraq
Islamic State Group
al-Askari
al-Qaida
Muwaffak al-Rubaie
al-Rubaie
United Nations
U.N
Baghdad
U.S
Saad Eskander
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National Archives
Eskander
Aruba
Abdul Rahman Salah
Mohammed
Salah
Naji Sayad
Peace Brigades