Dora (Baghdad)
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Dora (also Al Dura,Arabic,الدورة) is a neighborhood in Rasheed administrative district, southern Baghdad, Iraq. It is primarily Sunni, hundreds of Christian,Shia and Mandaic families have fled since late 2006 due to de facto Islamist control.
In the early morning of March 19, 2003, Dora became the first victim of the air assault by U.S. forces during the Invasion of Iraq. The attempted assassination of Saddam Hussein and his sons Uday and Qusay failed, but resulted in the deaths of fifteen civilians, including one child. (see Dora Farms strike)
By May 2007 Dora was receiving mainstream media attention as hornet's nest of sectarian violence, particularly for its anti-Christian violence. Christians were seen as 'soft targets' who would either pay or leave Dora rather than retaliate.[1][2]
In November 2007, Assyrian churches in Dora were re-opened when Al-Qaida militias were kicked out of Dora by the soldiers of the 2-12 Infantry Battalion.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Liz Sly - Baghdad Christian district besieged, Many flee Dora as militants insist on Islam or death - Chicago Tribune
- ^ Iraqi Christians Flee Baghdad - Assyrian International News Agency (Reprint of Chicago Tribune)
- ^ Multi-National Force - Iraq - Iraqi Christians Return to Worship in St. John’s Church
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