In addition to the shrine, two Sunni mosques were attacked late Friday in southwest Baghdad by a "large number ... has taken a toll on the political front. The top Sunni political coalition ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Sunni gunmen stormed two Shiite homes in Diyala province overnight and slaughtered 21 men in front of their ... to death and torching Sunni mosques, witnesses told CNN.

The dots create an overall pattern as I step back for a bird's-eye view ... mosques, and intersections in predominately Shiite areas. Sunni neighborhoods are marked by a lack of flags. "Baghdad ...

Mosques had minarets which are thin towers with balconies. Doors and windows were often designed as arches. The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops).