A family retreats to a mosque as bombing continues. March 31, 2003
Inside the mosque is Mohammed Nasser, the muezzin, or caller of prayers. His amplified prayers, broadcast from speakers on the mosque’s exterior, can be heard for blocks around. Since the war began, he has been singing more prayers than usual. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Nasser and his children. He says he feels safest at the mosque. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Nasser and his children: from left to right, Abdel , 10, Abdullah, 4, and Souhaib, 7. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Nasser turns on the mosque’s interior lights. With him is son Abdullah. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Elsewhere in Baghdad Monday, an Allied bomb strikes Saddam Palace in central Baghdad, creating a large plume of smoke and shaking nearby buildings. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Adel Rashid, the 70-year-old head of a family of nine, sits amid the ruins of his home. Even when missiles and bombs strike their intended targets, they often take down other structures. Rashid’s home was destroyed in this manner, when a missile struck a telecommunications building across the street. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
The war has resulted in all kinds of meetings. At left, two tribal leaders on Monday begin their journey back to their hometown of Argaroof after attending a Baghdad conference of sheiks. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
