Dora (also Al Dura) 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[1]. 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 militas were kicked out of Dora.[3]
References
- ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/1267629861.html?dids=1267629861:1267629861&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+9%2C+2007&author=Liz+Sly&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=1&desc=Baghdad+Christian+district+besieged+ Baghdad Christian district besieged, Many flee Dora as militants insist on Islam or death, Liz Sly Chicago Tribune
- ^ http://www.aina.org/news/20070508233923.htm Assyrian International News Agency (Reprint of Chicago Tribune)
- ^ http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15315&Itemid=128
