I hope they don't lose heart in attempting to rid their country of these rebels.
Iraq's Shiites fight for their shrines and their creed
PATRICK J. MCDONNELL
Shiites enlist to fight for their shrines and their creedThe prospect of an assault on Baghdad has jolted Iran's Shiite masses into actionOne by one the young volunteers approached the majestic Kadhimiya shrine, the holiest site of Shiite Islam in the Iraqi capital. They sought blessings before heading off to war and uncertain fates.
"We will fight, and if we have to give our lives, we will," said Abdullah Hussein Ali, 21, accompanied by his younger brother Rami, who also signed up for the battle. "We have no choice. It is a question of survival."
The prospect of an assault on the capital, and on the great shrines of Shiite Islam, by Al Qaeda-style Sunni Arab militants has jolted Iraq's Shiite masses into action. The military appears to have halted the insurgents' advance on Baghdad, but the threat of a militant assault or renewed suicide bomb campaign within the city remains very real.
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Iraq's Shiites fight for their shrines and their creed
PATRICK J. MCDONNELL
Shiites enlist to fight for their shrines and their creedThe prospect of an assault on Baghdad has jolted Iran's Shiite masses into actionOne by one the young volunteers approached the majestic Kadhimiya shrine, the holiest site of Shiite Islam in the Iraqi capital. They sought blessings before heading off to war and uncertain fates.
"We will fight, and if we have to give our lives, we will," said Abdullah Hussein Ali, 21, accompanied by his younger brother Rami, who also signed up for the battle. "We have no choice. It is a question of survival."
The prospect of an assault on the capital, and on the great shrines of Shiite Islam, by Al Qaeda-style Sunni Arab militants has jolted Iraq's Shiite masses into action. The military appears to have halted the insurgents' advance on Baghdad, but the threat of a militant assault or renewed suicide bomb campaign within the city remains very real.
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Iraq's Shiites fight for their shrines and their creed*-*Los Angeles Times
