(KUNA) -- The Multi-National Forces in Iraq Friday reported one of its soldiers was killed yesterday in the capital, Baghdad. A statement distributed today said the soldier died as a result of injuries sustained when a group of terrorists attacked his patrol with light artillery yesterday. No other details were revealed as to circumstance or exact location.Meanwhile, the Friday curfew is on again in Baghdad on all that goes on wheels, including bikes and motorbikes, between 11 a.m. and three p.m. Roadblocs would be positioned at key entrances and intersections between the main parts of the city.
The curfew comes hours after joint forces surrounded a Shiite religious center, Al-Waeli Husseiniyah, in southeast Baghdad. An Iraqi security source said the facility was surrounded but did not state whether there were any arrests. The sources added the said forces withdrew after the residents of the surrounding area went out on a demonstration objecting to the siege. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki has stated mosques and Husseiniyahs would be surrounded and searched upon indication of terrorists and militants inside. He also ordered satellite channels stop broadcasting footage of the bloodshed and killings around the country.
According to a statement by the Interior Ministry, mosques and Husseiniyahs were informed of the said decision and that these sites can no longer be abused as sanctuary for those planning and executing acts of terror or provoking unrest.