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  1. Jonathan Glancey's passport to the planet
    Guardian Unlimited logo Guardian Unlimited 8 hours ago
    Local residents visit the Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque in Samarra

    Photograph: Reuters Norman Foster’s St Mary’s Axe, also known as the Gherkin. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA For the macho New Labour government, newly in office and all football and testosterone, criticism of this cherished project was tantamount to...

  2. No Justice for Haditha Massacre
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 1 week ago

    A report by the U.S. military found no wrongdoing by the US soldiers. Allegations that U.S. troops have engaged in summary executions and willful killing in Iraq have also emerged from other Iraqi cities, including Qaim, Abu Ghraib, Taal Al Jal,...

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    Fireworks illuminate Sheikh Khalifa stadium with a flame glowing above a spiral ramp inspired by Iraq's Tower of Babylon in Samarra during the opening ceremony of the pan-Arab Games in the Qatari capital Doha on December 9, 2011. More than 5,000 Arab...

    Fireworks illuminate Sheikh Khalifa stadium with a flame glowing above a spiral ramp inspired by Iraq's Tower of Babylon in Samarra during the opening ceremony of the pan-Arab Games in the Qatari capital Doha on December 9, 2011. More than 5,000 Arab... View Photo »

  4. Military jury to set new sentence for soldier
    WBIR logo WBIR 1 week ago

    Staff Sgt. Ray Girouard of Sweetwater, Tenn. , was convicted in 2007 of three counts of negligent homicide for his role in the shooting deaths of three Iraqi men captured in a raid near Samarra, Iraq, in 2006. But last year a military appeals court...

  5. Ft. Campbell soldier back in court after conviction overturned
    The Tennessean logo The Tennessean 1 week ago

    Last year, a military appeals court overturned the negligent homicide convictions against Staff Sgt. Ray Girouard, of Sweetwater, Tenn. , in connection with the murder of three Iraqi men during a raid outside Samarra in 2006. Girouard testified in his...

  6. Soldier back in court after conviction overturned
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    Last year, a military appeals court overturned the negligent homicide convictions against Staff Sgt. Ray Girouard of Sweetwater, Tenn. , in connection with the murder of three Iraqi men during a raid outside Samarra in 2006. The hearing scheduled for...

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    BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 09: A blast wall is seen painted with an image of the famed spiral minaret of Samarra on December 9, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. While violence has dropped dramatically in Baghdad since the peak of the conflict in 2006-2007, around...

    BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 09: A blast wall is seen painted with an image of the famed spiral minaret of Samarra on December 9, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. While violence has dropped dramatically in Baghdad since the peak of the conflict in 2006-2007, around... View Photo »

  8. Paul Thomas Saunders - Appointment in Samarra official live video
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  9. Idaho military deaths since Sept. 11, 2001
    Idaho Statesman logo Idaho Statesman 2 weeks ago

    Gregory Stone, 40, of Boise, died March 25, 2003, in a grenade attack by another U.S. serviceman at his base camp in Kuwait. Zeferino E. Colunga, 20, formerly of Emmett, died from an illness on Aug. 6, 2003 in Germany after being evacuated from an...

  10. Iraq: Under Worse Management
    BusinessWeek logo BusinessWeek 3 weeks ago

    Seif Abdel Sadeh’s eyes lolled as his brother tipped a cup of orange juice to his swollen lips. As he lifted his arm to push his brother’s hand away, he grimaced, agitating the charred skin on his face, causing still more pain. The day before, Seif, 18,...

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About Samarra

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Sāmarrā (سامراء) is a town in Iraq (34°11′54.45″N, 43°52′27.28″E). It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad Din Governorate, 125 km north of Baghdad and, in 2002, had an estimated population of 201,700. Full Article

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 09: A blast wall is seen painted with an image of the famed spiral minaret of Samarra on December 9, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. While violence has dropped dramatically in Baghdad since the peak of the conflict in 2006-2007, around 60,000 blast wall sections remain...
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  1. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 09: A blast wall is seen painted with an image of the famed spiral minaret of Samarra on December 9, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. While violence has dropped dramatically in Baghdad since the peak of the conflict in 2006-2007, around 60,000 blast wall sections remain... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 09: A blast wall is seen painted with an image of the famed spiral minaret of Samarra on December 9, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. While violence has dropped dramatically in Baghdad since the peak of the conflict in 2006-2007, around 60,000 blast wall sections remain...

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  2. FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, Iraqis collect copies of the Quran, Islam's holy book, from the ruins of a Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. A Tunisian man convicted of the 2006 bombing of a revered Shiite shrine that set off the worst of Iraq's sectarian violence has been executed, a... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, Iraqis collect copies of the Quran, Islam's holy book, from the ruins of a Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. A Tunisian man convicted of the 2006 bombing of a revered Shiite shrine that set off the worst of Iraq's sectarian violence has been executed, a...

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  3. FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, Iraqis rally in reaction to the explosion at a Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. A Tunisian man convicted of the 2006 bombing of a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra, which set off some of the worst of Iraq's sectarian violence has been executed, a senior... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, Iraqis rally in reaction to the explosion at a Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. A Tunisian man convicted of the 2006 bombing of a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra, which set off some of the worst of Iraq's sectarian violence has been executed, a senior...

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  4. FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, Iraqis gather at the ruins of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq. A Tunisian man convicted of the 2006 bombing of a revered Shiite shrine that set off the worst of Iraq's sectarian violence has been executed, a senior Iraqi official said. ... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, Iraqis gather at the ruins of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq. A Tunisian man convicted of the 2006 bombing of a revered Shiite shrine that set off the worst of Iraq's sectarian violence has been executed, a senior Iraqi official said. ...

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  5. In this Friday, May 29, 2011 photo, Shiite pilgrims pray at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Iran's presence is already visible in Iraq, from the droves of pilgrims at Shiite holy sites to the brands of yoghurt and jams on grocery shelves. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    In this Friday, May 29, 2011 photo, Shiite pilgrims pray at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Iran's presence is already visible in Iraq, from the droves of pilgrims at Shiite holy sites to the brands of yoghurt and jams on grocery shelves.

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  6. Residents visit the Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad August 30, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Residents visit the Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad August 30, 2011.

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  7. People walk in the market near the Shi'ite Askari shrine in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, August 10, 2011. Five years ago, a blast tore through Iraq's golden-domed Shi'ite Askari shrine in the mainly Sunni city of Samarra, helping ignite two years of sectarian strife that... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

    People walk in the market near the Shi'ite Askari shrine in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, August 10, 2011. Five years ago, a blast tore through Iraq's golden-domed Shi'ite Askari shrine in the mainly Sunni city of Samarra, helping ignite two years of sectarian strife that...

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  8. A view of blast walls in front of the Shi'ite Askari shrine in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, August 10, 2011. Five years ago, a blast tore through Iraq's golden-domed Shi'ite Askari shrine in the mainly Sunni city of Samarra, helping ignite two years of sectarian strife... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

    A view of blast walls in front of the Shi'ite Askari shrine in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, August 10, 2011. Five years ago, a blast tore through Iraq's golden-domed Shi'ite Askari shrine in the mainly Sunni city of Samarra, helping ignite two years of sectarian strife...

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  9. FILE - In this March 17, 2006 file photo, a U.S. helicopter lands in the field as a U.S. soldier stands guard outside Samarra, Iraq. The White House is planning to keep up to 10,000 troops in Iraq next year, despite opposition not only from Iraqis but also key Democratic Party allies... AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

    FILE - In this March 17, 2006 file photo, a U.S. helicopter lands in the field as a U.S. soldier stands guard outside Samarra, Iraq. The White House is planning to keep up to 10,000 troops in Iraq next year, despite opposition not only from Iraqis but also key Democratic Party allies...

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  10. In this Friday, May 29, 2011 photo, Shiite pilgrims pass through a security gate beneath signs detailing the reconstruction of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Above the town of Samarra rises a site that few people who lived through... AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

    In this Friday, May 29, 2011 photo, Shiite pilgrims pass through a security gate beneath signs detailing the reconstruction of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Above the town of Samarra rises a site that few people who lived through...

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  11. In this Friday, May 29, 2011 photo, Shiite pilgrims visit the al-Askari shrine in Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Above the town of Samarra rises a site that few people who lived through Iraq's vicious sectarian conflict would have thought possible: the golden... AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

    In this Friday, May 29, 2011 photo, Shiite pilgrims visit the al-Askari shrine in Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Above the town of Samarra rises a site that few people who lived through Iraq's vicious sectarian conflict would have thought possible: the golden...

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  12. Brothers of Iraqi journalist Sabah al-Bazee grieve at his grave in a cemetery in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad March 30, 2011. Bazee, a freelance journalist who worked for Reuters, was among more than 50 people killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a local government... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

    Brothers of Iraqi journalist Sabah al-Bazee grieve at his grave in a cemetery in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad March 30, 2011. Bazee, a freelance journalist who worked for Reuters, was among more than 50 people killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a local government...

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  13. Residents pray over the coffin of Iraqi journalist Sabah al-Bazee before his burial at a cemetery in Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad March 29, 2011. Sabah al-Bazee, a freelance journalist who worked for Reuters, was among more than 50 people killed on Tuesday when gunmen... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

    Residents pray over the coffin of Iraqi journalist Sabah al-Bazee before his burial at a cemetery in Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad March 29, 2011. Sabah al-Bazee, a freelance journalist who worked for Reuters, was among more than 50 people killed on Tuesday when gunmen...

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 09: A blast wall is seen painted with an image of the famed spiral minaret of Samarra on December 9, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. While violence has dropped dramatically in Baghdad since the peak of the conflict in 2006-2007, around 60,000 blast wall sections remain...

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