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The city of Baghdad suffered significant damage during the Iraq War. In October 2003, a joint United Nations/World Bank team conducted an assessment of funding needs for reconstruction in Iraq during the period 2004-2007.〔( UN/World Bank Joint Iraq Needs Assessment October 2003 )〕 A similar study conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics Iraqi cooperation with the United Nations and is based on surveys conducted in 2004 that 1/3 of Iraqis live in poverty, in spite of the rich natural resources of the country.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ثلث سكان العراق فقراء وسياسات اقتصاد السوق الحر تفاقم مستوى الحرمان )〕 ==Al-Askari Mosque== The Al-Askari Mosque was bombed twice, over two years. On February 22, 2006, at 6:55 a.m. local time (0355 UTC) explosions occurred at the mosque, effectively destroying its golden dome and severely damaging the mosque. Several men belonging to Iraqi Sunni insurgent groups affiliated with Al-Qaida, one wearing a military uniform, had earlier entered the mosque, tied up the guards there and set explosives, resulting in the blast. Two bombs were set off〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Ireland On-Line )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=IBN Live )〕 by five to seven〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=HindustanTimes.com )〕 men dressed as personnel of the Iraqi Special forces who entered the shrine during the morning. At around 8 a.m. on 13 June 2007, operatives belonging to al-Qaeda destroyed the two remaining -high golden minarets flanking the dome's ruins. No fatalities were reported. Iraqi police have reported hearing "two nearly simultaneous explosions coming from inside the mosque compound at around 8 a.m." A report from state run Iraqiya Television stated that "local officials said that two mortar rounds were fired at the two minarets."〔 As of April 2009, the golden dome and the minarets have been restored and the shrine reopened to visitors.〔(Bombed Iraq shrine reopens to visitors )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Damage to Baghdad during the Iraq War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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