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Roadside bomb kills Shiite pilgrim in Baghdad
Baghdad :: Iraq | 4 months ago
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The pilgrims were attacked as they drove through the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Dora en route to the holy Shiite city of Karbala 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Baghdad, the official told AFP, requesting anonymity. Roads heading towards Karbala...
Tags: Kirkuk Iraqi, Northern Iraq, Voices of Iraq, Iraq Violence, Shiite Muslims, Baghdad, shiites pilgrim, Karbala, roadside bombs, target shiites
Militants Kill Pakistani Pro-Government Tribal Leader
Dera Īsmāil Khān :: Pakistan | 4 months ago
Credibility Police say suspected Taliban militants have killed a pro-government tribal leader in Pakistan's northwest. The tribal leader was shot and killed Wednesday in Shangla district near Swat Valley. The Pakistani military launched an offensive in the region...
Tags: NW Pakistan, northwest Pakistan, Pakistan Army, Taliban, bomb blasts, taliban militants, militia leaders, government militia, Shiite Muslims, district near
Iraq strives for reconciliation, but whose?
Baghdad :: Iraq | 7 months ago
Credibility Some Iraqis, however, are just as worried about the real intentions of their prime minister, Shiite Nuri al-Maliki, in reaching out to fellow Sunnis in a national reconciliation they see vital for their country not to tip back into the raging bloodshed...
Tags: Iraqi, US Iraq, Baghdad, iraqis police, Shiite Muslims
Taliban threaten 2 attacks per week in Pak
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 8 months ago
Credibility ISLAMABAD: A suicide bombing at a crowded Shiite mosque south of Pakistan's capital killed 22 people Sunday, the latest evidence of how security in the U.S.-allied nation is crumbling well beyond the Afghan border region where al-Qaida and Taliban fighters...
Tags: pakistan, Pakistan Shiite, Islamabad, Taliban, suicide bomber, Chakwal, suicide bomb, Shiite Muslims, taliban commander, shia mosque
Eight killed in Iraq bomb blasts
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 months ago
Credibility Hundreds of thousands of Shiites mourned a revered imam under tight security in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Monday as eight people including pilgrims were killed in Baghdad bus bombings. Under the gaze of rooftop snipers, crowds of mourners chanting...
Tags: Iraq, Shiite Muslims, Muslim Shiites, shiite pilgrims, Baghdad, holy city, Karbala, Saddam Hussein, Imam Hussein, roadside bombs
Roadside bombs target Iraqi Shias
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 months ago
Credibility More than 20 people were wounded when bombs tore through two minibuses in different areas of the Iraqi capital. The pilgrims had been among several million Shias marking the 40th day of the Ashura festival in Karbala, 80km (50 miles) south of Baghdad.
Tags: Iraq Sadr City, Iraqis Killed, Baghdad, Sadr City district, roadside bombs, Voices of Iraq, Shiite Muslims, Shiite Islam, Karbala Aqil al-Khazaali, shiite pilgrims
Top Shiite cleric urges Iraqis to vote on Jan. 31
Baghdad :: Iraq | 10 months ago
Credibility Iraq 's most powerful Shiite cleric on Monday called on Iraqis to go to the polls in this month's elections but stressed he was not supporting any particular candidates. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani enjoys massive support among Iraq's majority Shiite...
Tags: Shiite Muslims, shiite cleric, Iraq, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
Shiites in Iraq mark Ashura
Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 months ago
Credibility Thousands chanted “Haider, Haider” another name for Imam Ali, Imam Hussein's father, to commemorate the slaying of his son in the 7th century battle of Karbala. Groups of men, some riding horses, dressed up in medieval military outfits with spiked helmets...
Tags: Ashura Bloodletting Ritual, Mark Ashura, Shiite Muslims, Iraq, Karbala, Imam Hussein, Muhammad, Hazrat Muhammad, Lebanon Shiites, Saddam Hussein
Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens in Baghdad
Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 months ago
Credibility A woman wearing an explosive belt packed with ball bearings blew herself up in Baghdad near one of Iraq's most sacred Shiite shrines, killing as many as 40 people and wounding scores more in a devastating attack that shattered festive celebrations ahead...
Tags: iraq, Iraqi Army, shia, Baghdad, suicide bomber, bomber killing, sunni, Shiite Muslims, Shiites, gaza
Many killed by Baghdad car bomb
Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 months ago
Credibility Women and children were reportedly among the dead in the blast, near a bus station in the Kadhimiya district...Crowds often gather at a major Shia mosque in Kadhimiya, an official said. Correspondents say there has been a decrease in violence in Iraq...
Tags: iraq, bomb, violence, suicide, Iraqi, U.S.-Iraq, Iraq Body Count, bicycle, cars bombs, Shiite Muslims
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