25th December 2007
Christmas miracle in Iraq
Sunnis and Shi'ites uniting for football |
Witnesses claim that a lull in mortaring and suicide bombing started on the morn of December 24th, followed at around lunch time when the two sides cautiously advanced to shake hands after Sunnis burst out singing Christmas carols.
Spontaneous eruption
Abdullah Mohammed, a Baghdad resident and a member of Iraq's Territorial Insurgency, said that the move was "completely spontaneous" and "let us all reflect on the miracle that happened at Christmas".
By evening time, the decapitated head of a western hostage had been brought out and the two sides agreed to a football match.
Natural spontaneity
"By Allah the ever merciful, I had been a sworn enemy of the heretic Shi'ites since I was a little boy, but through the miracle of Christmas, I realised that I had more in common with Sunnis than I thought," added Mr Mohammed.
Smokes were swapped and the two sides gathered together to listen to local ayatollah urging them to "massacre the Crusaders" in Iraq, a sermon said to have brought tears to the eyes of both sides.
Sunnis won the match 3-2, but sources claim that the truce is not set to last.
MSG-based fun
Ayatollahs on both sides are said to be furious at the ceasefire and have ordered their lieutenants to resume hostilities immediately.
Mr Mohammed has heard these rumours and believes them to be true. "It is sad, but we will probably be bombing and mortaring each other again by Christmas Day, or Boxing Day at the latest.
"However, before while I am probably to die needlessly when I detonate my explosive packed vest in a crowded Christmas Day service at a Shi'ite mosque, I shall at least die knowing the true magic of Christmas and the common humanity that runs in us all."
Spontaneous eruption
Abdullah Mohammed, a Baghdad resident and a member of Iraq's Territorial Insurgency, said that the move was "completely spontaneous" and "let us all reflect on the miracle that happened at Christmas".
By evening time, the decapitated head of a western hostage had been brought out and the two sides agreed to a football match.
Natural spontaneity
"By Allah the ever merciful, I had been a sworn enemy of the heretic Shi'ites since I was a little boy, but through the miracle of Christmas, I realised that I had more in common with Sunnis than I thought," added Mr Mohammed.
Smokes were swapped and the two sides gathered together to listen to local ayatollah urging them to "massacre the Crusaders" in Iraq, a sermon said to have brought tears to the eyes of both sides.
Sunnis won the match 3-2, but sources claim that the truce is not set to last.
MSG-based fun
Ayatollahs on both sides are said to be furious at the ceasefire and have ordered their lieutenants to resume hostilities immediately.
Mr Mohammed has heard these rumours and believes them to be true. "It is sad, but we will probably be bombing and mortaring each other again by Christmas Day, or Boxing Day at the latest.
"However, before while I am probably to die needlessly when I detonate my explosive packed vest in a crowded Christmas Day service at a Shi'ite mosque, I shall at least die knowing the true magic of Christmas and the common humanity that runs in us all."
