17 Children Killed in Suicide Bombing at Soccer Tournament

[Nithavela]

At least 32 people were killed—more than half of them boys between the ages of 10 and 16—when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an amateur soccer tournament Friday in Iraq, AFP reports. Officials were handing out trophies to players following the tournament outside the town of Iskandariya when the bomber, who himself appeared to be in his teens, pushed through the crowd and detonated a suicide vest. According to Al Jazeera, the explosion injured 95 people. In the aftermath of the explosion, goal posts and a soccer ball could be seen covered with blood. "Most of the crowd were young people, I could see them strewn across the field, some dead, others wounded asking for help," a 20-year-old witness says. "It was just chaos."

The victims of the bombing, which the Telegraph has video of, were buried Saturday as words of support and condemnation poured in from around the world. "Football is a powerful force for good and our game has a long history of bringing people together even during conflicts around the world," the Asian Football Confederation said in a statement. "Using football and sport stadiums as a stage for these heinous acts of violence is a cowardly, completely unjust, and indiscriminate act." ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist organization has been losing ground in Iraq for a year, and experts warn it will step up suicide attacks on civilians as it gets desperate.

http://www.newser.com/story/222648/17-children-killed-in-suicide-bombing-at-soccer-tournament.html

 

[bhsmte]

http://www.newser.com/story/222648/17-children-killed-in-suicide-bombing-at-soccer-tournament.html

I have seen little to no news on this.

I wonder why that is?

 

[pgp_protector]

I have seen little to no news on this.

I wonder why that is?

Location of the event.

 

[Mountain_Girl406]

What a heartbreaking story. I think we sometimes are more affected by situations we relate to, and as a mom of a soccer player in that age group, I do perhaps feel more here. My thoughts are with all the victims and their loved ones

 

[Nithavela]

I have seen little to no news on this.

I wonder why that is?

People dying from suicide bombs in the middle east is nothing extraordinary.

 

[rambot]

The terrorist organization has been losing ground in Iraq for a year, and experts warn it will step up suicide attacks on civilians as it gets desperate.

And this is the most maddening thing. "Hey....people aren't liking us. Hey! Let's go suicide bomb them some more! Then they'll like us more!

Who is falling for this malarkey? They are killing the sons of their brothers and sisters...why the heck would you support that?

 

[MennoSota]

And this is the most maddening thing. "Hey....people aren't liking us. Hey! Let's go suicide bomb them some more! Then they'll like us more!

Who is falling for this malarkey? They are killing the sons of their brothers and sisters...why the heck would you support that?

You are trying to understand this as a marketing strategy to grow by endearing oneself to the masses. That is not the approach ISIS takes. Their approach is to obey Allah as Muhammad told them to do. They take a very literal reading of the Quran and Hadith. Their actions are an act of obedience to Allah and a display to all moderate Muslims that they must obey Allah (as ISIS says) or suffer Allah's wrath.
Winning converts by kindness at the expense of obedience will never be considered.

 

[Nithavela]

And this is the most maddening thing. "Hey....people aren't liking us. Hey! Let's go suicide bomb them some more! Then they'll like us more!

Who is falling for this malarkey? They are killing the sons of their brothers and sisters...why the heck would you support that?

It's about fear, not likeability.

 

[redleghunter]

http://www.newser.com/story/222648/17-children-killed-in-suicide-bombing-at-soccer-tournament.html

Iskandariya a Sunni-Shia fault line city. I thought Sadrs Mahdi Army killed all the Sunnis there.

 

[redleghunter]

I have seen little to no news on this.

I wonder why that is?

News agencies don't have embeds there anymore. They know journalists are targets for kidnap and ransom. What few remain in Iraq are in 5 star hotels relying on Iraqis feeding them information.

Saw this in action when last in Iraq.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

It's about fear, not likeability.

This ^

 

[MennoSota]

It's about fear, not likeability.

It's about total obedience to Muhammad's commands. No more, no less.
If that scares people then so be it, but ISIS is following Muhammad exactly as Muhammad commanded in the beginning of Islam. Welcome to 8th century life.