2004 Kufa shelling

2004 Kufa shelling

Infobox terrorist attack
title=2004 Kufa shelling
location=Kufa, Iraq
target=mosque
date=August 26, 2004
type=mortar attack
fatalities=74
injuries=315The 2004 Kufa shelling occurred on August 26, 2004 when the main mosque in Kufa, Iraq was hit by a barrage of mortar rounds.

The mortars slammed into the mosque, killing 74 people, and injuring 315. Weeks before the attack happened their had been heavy fighting between U.S. forces and fighters loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr around Kufa, and Najaf. As a result of the shelling, the U.S. halted all operations around the area for 24 hours.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_3601000/3601036.stm Dozens die in Iraq mosque bombing] BBC News


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