Mhlawumbe kwabaningi umqondo wokuhambela Iraq Kukude impela, lokhu kungenxa yochungechunge lwezigameko nezingozi ebezilokhu zenzeka kusukela eGulf War kuya ekuhlaselweni kweNyakatho Melika. Yize kuyiqiniso ukuthi namuhla igagasi lobushokobezi selidambile, kusese yinto esabisa izivakashi eziningi. Kodwa-ke, i-Iraq, eyaziwa njengendabuko yempucuko yaseMesopotamiya, inikela ngamathafa amaningi amahle nezindawo zomlando okufanele ukuvakashelwa.
Singaqala umzila wethu edolobheni lase U-Arbil, lapho singavakashela khona iMnyuziyamu Yezindwangu ZaseKurdish kanye nesakhiwo saseMinaret esingumlando.
Ezinye izindawo zenzalo yinhloko-dolobha, Baghdad, namadolobha aseBasra, eFallujah, e-Ar Rutba, eKirkuk nokho kuvela ukuthi ayizindawo ezidlikizayo ngakho-ke kuyingozi ukuhambela.
Singaya ku- I-Dahuk lapho singathola khona amathempeli amadala nezimakethe kanye nezimpophoma ezibabazekayo namanxiwa asendulo.
En Karbala IHusayn Mosque ihleli, ingenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ezweni, noma kunjalo iziqondiso eziningi zabavakashi emhlabeni wonke zincoma ukuthi zingadluli kule ndawo ngoba ubuphekula bukhona.
Tikrit Kugqame njengendawo yokuzalwa yaseSaddam Hussein, kepha yindawo eyingozi kakhulu.
Manje ake siqonde lalish lapho sithola indawo engcwele yokholo lwe-Yezidi. Futhi nali iThuna lika? Îx Adî namanye amathempeli.
En UGondik Eminye imihume yangaphambi komlando ivelele lapho kutholakala khona izigcawu ezivela eNkathini Yamatshe.
Ezinye izindawo ezi-2 ongazivakashela yiVasirki neVeneh.