At least 40 killed in twin bombing at Damascus cemetery

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: UPI

March 10 (UPI) -- Dozens of Iraqis were killed and more than 100 others were injured during a pilgrimage when twin blasts struck a cemetery in Syria.

At least 40 Iraqis were killed and 120 were injured in the attack on the Bab al-Saghir cemetery in the capital city of Damascus, where Shia Muslim mausoleums are housed, Iraq's foreign ministry said.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Jamal said the attackers used improvised explosive devices in the attack on the pilgrims who were traveling to the "holy shrines" by bus.

Bab al-Saghir is one of Syria's largest and oldest cemeteries and houses the remains of the descendants and companions of the Prophet Mohammed.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. ISIS is not Muslim. Why are they terrorizing and killing Muslims if they are?

If a very small Christian faction was killing Christians like this would you call them Christians?

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Yes, I would call them Christians. You called them Christians yourself.

Why do you think I might start covering up that they're Christians? For instance, I see Mary I of England as a Christian, and she executed many Protestant Christian clergy - just for being Protestant Christians. The same goes for her successor Elizabeth I, who executed Catholic priests.

ISIS is, obviously, Muslim. Not only do they call themselves Muslim, they base their behaviour mainly on the religion as they see it. They are a theocracy. Islam is at the centre of their ideology.

Why do you say "ISIS is not Muslim"? That's an obvious falsehood.