Quoted:
Saddam 'destroyed' it less than 20yrs ago - NOT A PEEP from the 'Peace' crowd, OR even from the Arab media.
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Worth repeating. And amending as follows:
Imam Ali Mosque History
977: Constructed, presumably by Azoud ad Dowleh
[date unknown]: Destroyed by fire
1086: Rebuilt by Seljuk Malik Shah
~1500: Rebuilt by Ismail Shah
1991: Damaged by Saddam's Rep. Guard troops; all occupying rebels killed
1993: "Closed for Repairs"
2003: Damaged by car bomb; 95 killed, including Ayatollah Mohammed Bakir Hakim
2004: Occupied by al-Sadr
2004 [24 May]: Minor damage to gates leading to shrine, apparently caused by mortars; both sides deny responsibility.
2004 [08 August]: Lieutenant Colonel John Lewis Mayer, the commanding officer of U.S. ground combat operations in the area, accused al-Sadr's fighters of launching more than 100 mortar rounds at U.S. forces from within the compound.