| 单词 | Shi'ite |
| 例句 | Tensions eased as Sunni, Shi'ite and Kurdish blocs tried to negotiate an end to the crisis. Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears 2012-02-23T12:01:05Z The winners were chosen by an independent jury of architectural experts appointed by the Aga Khan Foundation, named after the wealthy leader of the Ismaili branch of Shi'ite Islam. Danish park designed to promote tolerance in community wins architectural award 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Gulf Arab states also worry about Iraq's influence over their own Shi'ite communities. Iraq hosts Arab summit, seeking regional role 2012-03-29T13:31:04Z But the atmosphere worsened dramatically this year as contagion from popular protests that overthrew three North African leaders reached Gulf Arab states with substantial but largely powerless Shi'ite communities. Satellite TV news, serials widen Iranian-Arab gulf 2011-12-14T14:11:39Z In at least three Shi'ite neighborhoods in Baghdad, nine policemen were killed, and in the capital's northwestern Kadhimiya district, a car bomb killed six people when it struck a street lined with restaurants. Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears 2012-02-23T12:01:05Z Bahrain's government put down an uprising by Shi'ite Muslims demanding a bigger say in government just a few months ago. Bahrain opens Arabian Nights-themed national theatre 2012-11-13T17:04:11Z According to an internal Bahraini government survey in May, cited by Western media, 90 percent of surveyed Shi'ites in the Gulf state obtained their news from Al Alam. Satellite TV news, serials widen Iranian-Arab gulf 2011-12-14T14:11:39Z In Baghdad, three car bombs, two roadside bombs and one suicide car bomb hit mainly Shi'ite areas in what looked like coordinated attacks, killing 15 people and wounding 61, the sources said. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z Coordinated early morning attacks that mainly targeted police in Shi'ite areas killed at least 60 people across the country on February 23. Gunmen kill 27 in raids on west Iraq checkpoints 2012-03-05T11:41:03Z The violence was aimed at Shi'ite neighborhoods but also against security forces, a frequent target of Sunni insurgents. Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears 2012-02-23T12:01:05Z "All the people on board were Shi'ites, and at the moment it looks like they were targeted by armed men from the local Sunni community," a senior police official told Reuters. Gunmen open fire on bus in Pakistan, 18 killed 2012-02-28T06:58:00Z The country is less violent than at the height of that conflict in 2006-07, but bombings and killings still happen daily, often aimed at Shi'ite areas and local security forces. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z Syria has been a major regional player, allied with Iran and the Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah group. Suicide bomb kills 26 in Syria: interior minister 2012-01-06T18:06:07Z The summit was twice delayed because of Baghdad's clashes with its Gulf neighbors over a crackdown on Shi'ite protesters by Bahrain's Sunni leadership, with the aid of fellow Sunni monarchies and United Arab Emirates. Iraq hosts Arab summit, seeking regional role 2012-03-29T13:31:04Z The majority of Pakistanis are Sunni Muslims, with Shi'ites accounting for around 15 percent of a population of around 180 million. Gunmen open fire on bus in Pakistan, 18 killed 2012-02-28T06:58:00Z But the summit is being held as Sunni Arab powers and Shi'ite Iran increasingly jockey for influence in the Middle East, split along sectarian lines over Syria's crisis and Western sanctions on Tehran. Iraq hosts Arab summit, seeking regional role 2012-03-29T13:31:04Z Critics of Maliki viewed the moves against two senior Sunni politicians as an attempt by the Shi'ite premier to consolidate power, and many Sunnis fear he is trying to sideline them from government. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z Some Sunni Islamist groups such asal Qaeda view Shi'ites as heretics. Attack on Iraqi pilgrims kills 50, scores hurt 2012-01-14T11:51:00Z At least 32 people were killed in blasts in Baghdad where 10 explosions tore through mainly Shi'ite neighborhoods during rush hour and other attacks targeted police patrols, commuters and crowds gathered in shopping areas. Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears 2012-02-23T12:01:05Z Shi'ite Muslims are a minority sect of Islam, arising from a dispute over the successor to the Prophet Mohammad 1,400 years ago. Gunmen open fire on bus in Pakistan, 18 killed 2012-02-28T06:58:00Z As rebels rallied around Sunni Islamist slogans, Assad drew on allies including Shi'ite Islamist militias backed by Iran. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z The refugees fled Islamic State fighters who have persecuted Shi'ite Muslims, Christians and others in Syria and Iraq who do not share the group's ideologies. Pope, on Christmas Eve, urges world to be open to God 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z As rebels rallied around Sunni Islamist slogans, Assad drew on allies including Shi'ite Islamist militias backed by Iran. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z "Weakened opponents put the ruling Shi'ite parties in a better position. They are in a better position when Sunnis or Kurds are divided and fighting internal disputes," Mansour says. Top Iraq court ends parliament speaker Halbousi's tenure 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Halbousi, an engineer from western Iraq, cultivated good relations with Shi'ites and Kurds who helped him gain the post of speaker. Top Iraq court ends parliament speaker Halbousi's term -state media 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The militant groups, which proliferated in Iraq in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein and his Sunni government, are trained and funded by Shi'ite power Iran. US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The Shi'ite group's media office did not immediately respond when reached for comment for this story. Hezbollah's anti-ship missiles bolster its threat to US navy 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim armed group classed by the United States and others as a terrorist organisation, wields enormous power in Lebanon, whose economy is in ruins and whose state is barely functioning. France to give armoured vehicles to Lebanese army - defence minister 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iraqi Shi'ite militias backed by Iran have both launched attacks on Israel since Oct. Arab states to press Blinken for Gaza ceasefire 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Tehran's Shi'ite Muslim clerical leadership has described the veil as "one of the civilizational foundations of the Iranian nation". UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z It includes Shi'ite Muslim Iraqi militias, which have been firing at U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq, and Yemen's Houthis, who have joined in the conflict by firing drones at Israel. Hezbollah leader: wider Middle East conflict 'realistic possibility' 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Wearing the black turban of a sayyed, or a descendent of the Prophet Mohammad, and Shi'ite clerical robes, Nasrallah is one of the most prominent figures in the Arab world. Hezbollah leader set to weigh in on Middle East war 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Rmeich is one of around a dozen or more Christian villages near the border with Israel in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim south Lebanon. In Lebanon, a Christian village hopes for the best and plans for the worst 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which toppled Sunni Muslim autocrat Saddam Hussein, allowed Shi'ite Muslim Iran to expand its influence there. Jordan fears the crossfire if Gaza war pulls Iran into wider conflict 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The Houthis see themselves as part of the so-called "Axis of Resistance" which encompasses Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim factions in Iraq and Lebanon's Hezbollah group. Yemen's Houthis say they launched missiles, drones at Israel 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Experts believe the Shi'ite Islamist group may possess more than 100,000 rockets today. Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z While other groups disarmed after Lebanon's civil war, Hezbollah kept its weapons to fight Israeli forces that were occupying the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim south of the country. Explainer: What is Hezbollah, the group backing Hamas against Israel? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah - a Hamas ally - has been trading fire with Israel at the border. Lebanese boats warned off fishing areas amid border clashes 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government and lawmakers on Friday to close the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in response to Washington's "unfettered support" for Israel. Israel stepping up ground operations in Gaza Strip 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government and lawmakers on Friday to close the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in response to Washington's "unfettered support" for Israel. Russians shell Ukraine's Kherson, damage and casualties reported 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government and lawmakers on Friday to close the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in response to Washington's "unfettered support" for Israel. Biden met with China's Wang Yi -White House 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government and lawmakers on Friday to close the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in response to Washington's "unfettered support" for Israel. EU leaders welcome dialogue efforts between Serbia and Kosovo 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government and lawmakers on Friday to close the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in response to Washington's "unfettered support" for Israel. US adds sanctions on Hamas, Iran's Revolutionary Guard members 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government and lawmakers on Friday to close the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in response to Washington's "unfettered support" for Israel. Dean Phillips, Democrat from Minnesota, challenges Biden in 2024 race 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government and lawmakers on Friday to close the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in response to Washington's "unfettered support" for Israel. Mexico president's ex-finance minister slams government energy policies 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z One way Iran projects power is by arming and funding militant groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis in Yemen and Shi'ite militias in Iraq. Biden sent message warning Iran's Khamenei against targeting US troops 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z South Lebanon, where many of Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslims live, is Hezbollah's heartland. In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, the borderlands between south Lebanon and northern Israel have also seen constant but so far limited clashes between the Israeli military and fighters from the Lebanese Shi'ite Islamist group Hezbollah. Israeli air strikes hammer Gaza anew after Hamas releases two US hostages 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z In Iraq, Shi'ite militias backed by Tehran mobilised hundreds of supporters in Baghdad near the bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. embassy is located. Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel's Gaza campaign 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Protesters in black outfits carried portraits of top Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while waving the Palestinian and Iraq flags. Iraqis stage sit-in at Iraq-Jordan border calling for end to Gaza blockade 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Its top Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, last week condemned Israel and called on the world to stand up to the "terrible brutality" in besieged Gaza. U.S. says it thwarted drone attacks on troops in Iraq 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Since then, Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim group that is the most powerful of Iran's regional allies in Tehran's "Axis of Resistance", has been involved in increasingly heavy exchanges of fire with Israel's military. In south Lebanon town, border conflict brings fear and resignation 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Its top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, last week condemned Israel and called on the world to stand up to the "terrible brutality" in Gaza. U.S. says it thwarted drone attack on its troops in Iraq 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z While other groups disarmed after Lebanon's civil war, Hezbollah kept its weapons to fight Israeli forces that were occupying the predominantly Shi'ite south of the country. What is Hezbollah? The Lebanese group backing Hamas in its war with Israel 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Some of these allies form part of a "Shi'ite axis" that extends from Shi'ite paramilitaries in Iraq, to Hezbollah in Lebanon to Syria's ruling minority Alawite, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam. How Hamas secretly built a 'mini-army' to fight Israel 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z His attacker, a Shi'ite Muslim American from New Jersey, has pleaded 'not guilty' to charges of second-degree attempted murder and assault. Novelist Salman Rushdie's memoir on 2022 stabbing to be published next year 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z But the heavily armed, Shi'ite faction has so far not opened a major second front against Israel. Israel shells Lebanon after rocket fire, in third day of violence 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Hezbollah, a Shi'ite militant group powerful in southern Lebanon, is, like Hamas, backed by Iran. Israel on war footing, Hamas threatens to kill captives 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Hezbollah's influence is underpinned by its sophisticated arsenal and the support of many Lebanese Shi'ites who say the group defends Lebanon from Israel. What is Hezbollah? The Lebanese group backing Hamas in its war with Israel 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Hezbollah, a Shi'ite militant group powerful in southern Lebanon, is backed by Iran like Hamas. Israel says it kills armed infiltrators entering from Lebanon 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Hezbollah kept its weapons at the end of the civil war to fight Israeli forces occupying the predominantly Shi'ite south. What is Lebanon's Hezbollah? 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z It is backed by Shi'ite Iran and shares the Islamist ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, which was established in Egypt in the 1920s. What is the Palestinian group Hamas? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z He added the government also planned a metro link between Karbala and Najaf, the seat of Iraqi Shi'ite clergy. Historic Iraq-Iran railway link ready in 18 months -Iraq transport adviser 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Egypt's Sunni Muslim Arab ally Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran restored diplomatic relations earlier this year while Cairo has mended a rift with Qatar and re-established ties with Turkey. Iran's Raisi sees no obstacle to restoring ties with Egypt 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim nation hosts a big U.S. military base but has also forged close ties with Shi'ite Muslim Iran. U.S. detainees to fly out of Iran in swap deal after $6 billion unfrozen 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Backed by Iran, the Shi'ite group has risen from a shadowy faction established during Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war to a heavily armed force with big sway over the Lebanese state. What is Lebanon's Hezbollah? 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Many called for an end to more than four decades of Shi'ite clerical rule. Iran's security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini's father 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z But since the U.S. toppled former leader Saddam Hussein in 2003, Shi'ite Muslim parties close to Tehran have become key political players in Baghdad and economic and religious ties between both nations have expanded. Historic Iraq-Iran railway link ready in 18 months -Iraq transport adviser 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Many, with women and young people often at the forefront, called for an end to more than four decades of Shi'ite clerical rule. Amini death anniversary sees heavy security in Iran - rights groups, witnesses 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim Al Khalifa dynasty has kept a lid on dissent since Riyadh sent troops to help it crush an Arab Spring uprising in 2011 by the mostly Shi'ite opposition. Bahrain activist al-Khawaja says airline denied her boarding to Manama 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Many, with women and young people often at the forefront, called for the end to more than four decades of Shi'ite clerical rule. Heavy security in Iranian cities on anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in custody -rights groups, witnesses 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Allowing the five Iranian Americans to leave Iran would remove a major irritant between Washington and Tehran, which remain at odds on issues from the Iranian nuclear program to Tehran's support for regional Shi'ite militias. Five US citizens detained in Iran are 'in full health,' says Raisi 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Allowing the five to leave Iran would remove a major irritant between Washington and Tehran, which remain at odds on issues from the Iranian nuclear program to Tehran's support for regional Shi'ite militias. Iran's Raisi: five US citizens detained in Iran 'in full health' 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Navy's Fifth Fleet, is a small island on the Gulf where Saudi Sunni allies, the Al Khalifa royal family, rule over a Shi'ite majority. Israel opens Bahrain embassy, three years after normalising ties 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Bahrain accuses Shi'ite Iran of fomenting unrest, charges Teheran denies. Bahrain activist al-Khawaja says airline denied her boarding to Manama 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Hezbollah kept its weapons at the end of the civil war to fight Israeli forces that were occupying the predominantly Shi'ite south. Factbox: Lebanon's Hezbollah rises from shadows into regional force 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z A deal would remove a major irritant between Washington and Tehran, which are at odds on issues from the Iranian nuclear program to Tehran's support for regional Shi'ite militias. Lawmakers urge Biden to resolve offloading delay of seized Iran oil tanker 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Powerful Shi'ite armed group Hezbollah on late Wednesday said the truck belonged to it, and that a man charged with securing it had been killed. Lebanese army: Ammunition was on overturned truck that led to deadly clash -statement 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The fighting wrecked a ceasefire agreed on Sunday between rival Palestinian groups that included representatives of pro-Iranian Hezbollah group and its ally Shi'ite Amal movement that hold sway in southern Lebanon. Deadly clashes in Palestinian camp in Lebanon rage for third day 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, two people were wounded in a separate blast outside the shrine, where pilgrims have been flocking to mark a mourning period for Shi'ite Muslims. People wounded in bomb blast at shrine near Syrian capital - state media 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Hezbollah's sway in Lebanon is underpinned by its arsenal and the support of many Shi'ites who say the group defends Lebanon from Israel. Factbox: Lebanon's Hezbollah rises from shadows into regional force 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Hezbollah has fought numerous conflicts with Israel since being established by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982. Lebanon's Hezbollah sees Israel on path of 'collapse' 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z His rivalry with Shi'ite factions backed by Iran has fuelled bouts of instability, including last year when deadly fighting erupted in Baghdad as Sadr's attempts to form a government on his terms were thwarted. Analysis: Iraqi cleric Sadr flexes muscle with torching of Swedish embassy 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The demonstration was called by supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr, 48, an influential Shi'ite cleric who commands the loyalty of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. Factbox: Who is the Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The governor must be a Maronite Catholic, while the four deputies - a Shi'ite Muslim, a Sunni Muslim, a Druze and an Armenian Catholic - must have the approval of the political chiefs representing their respective sects. Deputy Lebanon central bank governors' threat to collectively resign 'dangerous' -deputy PM 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Gaddafi has been charged in Lebanon with concealing information about the fate of Imam Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim cleric who disappeared while on a trip to Libya in 1978. Hannibal Gaddafi moved to hospital in 'critical condition' in Lebanon - TV 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The tussle over who should fill the Maronite Christian presidency pits the Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its allies against rivals including the main Christian groups, giving it a clear sectarian edge. Analysis: Lebanon awaits foreign push out of political impasse 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z This led Sadr to declare last August that he was withdrawing from politics, leaving the Iran-backed Shi'ite groups in the driving seat of government. Analysis: Iraqi cleric Sadr flexes muscle with torching of Swedish embassy 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Brought to power by Shi'ite Muslim groups backed by neighbouring Iran, Sudani passed his first major test this week by getting the state budget through parliament. Analysis: Iraq's enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Lebanon's Shi'ite Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Qabalan dialled up the attacks without naming Azour, accusing him of being backed by Israel and saying "a president with an American stamp will not be allowed". Lebanon's crisis deepens as presidential vote collapses 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z With the presidency reserved for a Maronite Christian, the standoff also risks exacerbating sectarian tensions: Lebanon's two biggest Christian parties have rallied behind Azour, while Shi'ite Hezbollah and its Shi'ite ally Amal oppose him. Analysis: Lebanon's Hezbollah mobilises to block IMF's Azour for presidency 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite Muslim bloc got seven seats, two less than last year, and the Islamic Constitutional Movement, the Kuwaiti branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, kept their three seats. Kuwait elects new parliament, tensions with cabinet may ease 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Sunni Saudi Arabia severed relations with Shi'ite Iran following the storming of its embassy in Tehran in 2016 after a dispute over the execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Iran's embassy reopens in Saudi Arabia for first time in 7 years 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The calm is mirrored in other areas of the Middle East where predominantly Shi'ite Iran and mainly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia have reestablished ties, easing a rivalry that has often played out across the region. Analysis: Iraq's enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Protracted rivalry between the Middle East's leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim-led powers has fuelled conflicts across the region including wars in Yemen and Syria. Saudi-Iranian ties: A history of ups and downs 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In March, regional rivals Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran ended years of hostility and agreed to restore diplomatic relations under a China-mediated deal. Iran's Khamenei welcomes better ties with Egypt - state media 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Damnabi, 29, told Reuters the photo was taken in the holy Shi'ite city of Mashhad, one of Iran's most conservative places, where women would only be photographed provided their faces were not shown. Milan photo exhibition reveals lives of women in Iran 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia came out strongly against Assad early in the conflict, reflecting concern about the regional influence of his ally, Shi'ite Iran. Factbox: Then and now: How Arab states changed course on Syria 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Last year's fears about civil war only abated when populist Shi'ite cleric Muqtada Sadr stepped back from politics and his huge number of followers moved off the streets. Analysis: Iraq's enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z But geopolitical shifts in the Middle East have strengthened his hand as the region's most powerful states pursue entente over conflict, among them Assad's Shi'ite Islamist backers in Tehran and their Sunni rival Saudi Arabia. Syria's Assad boosted by return to Arab fold 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z The conservative Shi'ite Islamist faction was founded in 1982 in Lebanon by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps. Hezbollah denies links to drug kingpin killed in Syria 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z U.N. experts have called on majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran to stop persecution and harassment of religious minorities pointing out an Iranian policy of targeting dissenting beliefs or religious practices, including Christian converts and atheists. Iran hangs two men for blasphemy 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The tribal district contains a majority Shi'ite population who are often attacked by Sunni militant groups as part of the local Taliban movement. Teachers killed in shootings in northwest Pakistan school - Geo TV 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z His budget was passed after tough negotiations to win the backing of Shi'ite, Kurdish and Sunni Arab factions. Analysis: Iraq's enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic relations in 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the kingdom's Tehran embassy following Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Saudi-Iran rapprochement visible in Sudan evacuation effort 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The conflict is widely seen as one of several proxy wars between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the region's Sunni Muslim and Shi'ite powers. Saudi-Houthi peace talks in Yemen's Sanaa conclude with further rounds planned 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The presence of "sectarian militias", a reference to pro-Iranian Shi'ite militias led by Hezbollah, was a major concern for Jordan and Arab states, the official added. Jordan pushing Arab peace plan to end Syria conflict 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z It said the motive behind the killings remained unclear, and that the teachers killed in both incidents belong to the country's Shi'ite Muslim minority. Teachers killed in shootings in northwest Pakistan school - Geo TV 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran was stormed during a dispute between the two countries over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite cleric. Saudi officials arrive in Iran to discuss reopening diplomatic missions 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The agreement between leading Sunni Arab power Saudi Arabia and the Shi'ite Islamist government in Tehran could defuse tensions and conflicts such as the Yemen war. Factbox: In Middle East, once improbable ententes set new tone 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Egypt's Sunni Muslim Arab ally Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran announced this month that they would restore diplomatic relations. Egypt to allow Iranians visas on arrival in Sinai as regional tensions ease 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z In Iraq's last general election, populist Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner with 73 seats, but Sadr ordered his bloc to resign after months of stalemate over forming a new government. Iraqi parliament approves unpopular election law amendments 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Assad was able to defeat the insurgency across most of Syria thanks largely to Shi'ite Iran and Russia. After Iran, Saudi Arabia to re-establish ties with Syria, sources say 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Iran and Saudi Arabia, the region's Shi'ite Muslim and Sunni powers, agreed on March 10 to re-establish relations and re-open embassies within two months after years of hostility. Iran proposes locations to Saudi Arabia for foreign minister meeting 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran was stormed during a dispute between the two countries over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Analysis: Frustrated Khamenei pushed for Saudi-Iran deal clinched in China 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In the interview with Reuters, Bremer defended his decision, saying the army, which consisted of Saddam's soldiers, had attacked the Kurds and the Shi'ites, and so preserving the force would have risked a civil war. Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z "Parliament voted for the new law after reaching a consensus among most political parties and no need for the fuss," said Shi'ite lawmaker Arif al-Hamami. Iraqi parliament approves unpopular election law amendments 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Sunnis have been divided by clan and ideological rivalries since 2003, which Sunni voters complain makes them weak against Shi'ite rivals. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran was stormed during a dispute between the two countries over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Iran proposes locations to Saudi Arabia for foreign minister meeting 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z In 2006, sectarian violence erupted in his predominantly Sunni neighbourhood of Baghdad after a bomb attack destroyed a Shi'ite mosque. Iraqis recount their struggles after Saddam Hussein's fall 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z After U.S. forces pulled out of Iraq, Islamic State seized control of the city in 2014, leading to a seige by Iraq's army and Shi'ite militias. Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Soon Iraq would be engulfed in a sectarian civil war in 2006-2008 mostly between Sunnis and Shi'ites. Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Halbousi, an engineer from western Iraq, has formed good relations with Shi'ites and Kurds who helped him become speaker. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Bahrain, a Sunni Muslim-ruled monarchy with a majority Shi'ite population, has repeatedly accused Iran of fomenting unrest in the island state, a charge Tehran denies. Iran proposes locations to Saudi Arabia for foreign minister meeting 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Shi'ite gunmen roamed the streets and his family had to move. Iraqis recount their struggles after Saddam Hussein's fall 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Under Saddam Hussein's repressive rule, Sunnis in Falluja and across Iraq had been the main beneficiaries of official patronage in business, government posts and the army, while Shi'ites were sidelined. Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Amer and millions of other people would live in fear once again as Sunni militant groups and Shi'ite militias, many backed by regional powerhouse Iran, terrorised Iraqis and fought U.S. troops. Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Khanjar is a millionaire businessman who bankrolled Sunni politicians and fighters who sought to create autonomous region for the minority sect, a move criticised by Shi'ites as an invitation to tear Iraq apart. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z As exhumations dragged on, more atrocities were committed in sectarian conflict and amid the rise and fall of armed groups, such as Al Qaeda and Islamic State militants, as well as Shi'ite Muslim militias. Two decades after Saddam's fall, Iraqis still haunted by disappearances 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z A bomb, one of many that ripped apart the capital in the years of violence after the invasion, exploded as the two Shi'ite Muslims stopped for a sandwich, killing Kareem and changing Nasser's life forever. Iraqis recount their struggles after Saddam Hussein's fall 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z As power shifted to the majority Shi'ite community, a Sunni insurgency gathered pace. Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In October 2004, Sunni insurgents affiliated to Al Qaeda kidnapped Amer's father, brother and cousin from the family field while they were working and took them to an unknown destination only because they were Shi'ites. Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Al Qaeda waged an insurgency, often targeting members of Haidari's Shi'ite faith. 'Every victim of Saddam Hussein was waiting for this moment' 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Israel and Sunni Muslim Gulf monarchies share concern over Shi'ite Iran's nuclear and missile programmes and its proxy network. Iran-Saudi ties won't hurt Israeli normalisation bid, official says 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Sunni Muslim power Saudi Arabia and its allies have long warned about regional rival Shi'ite Iran's missile and drone capabilities and proxy network, especially after attacks on Saudi oil facilities in 2019. Security drives U.S., Saudi efforts to overcome tensions 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z A host of militias, backed by predominantly Shi'ite Iran, also emerged. Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z He took the bodies and buried them next day in the Shi'ite city of Najaf and set up a funeral tent right at the same spot he celebrated Saddam’s demise in 2003. Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Bahrain, a Sunni Muslim-ruled monarchy with a restive Shi'ite population, has deep unease over Qatar's relations with Iran. Bahrain's crown prince calls Qatari emir in apparent step towards mending fences 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Bitar, a devout Catholic from Akkar region of the north, has charged officials from across the sectarian spectrum including Shi'ites, Sunnis and Christians. Lebanon's Bitar wages uphill struggle for justice over port blast 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The conflict is widely seen in the region as a proxy war between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran. Davos 2023: Saudi foreign minister sees progress to end Yemen conflict 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Khamenei, not the president, has the final say on all major policy under Iran's dual political system split between the Shi'ite clerical establishment and the government. Iran's 'death committee' president unyielding in defence of clerical rule 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Amer said he was forced to return to Iraq a month later, where he now lives in fear that the Shi'ite group will hunt him down. Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Bitar, the probe's second investigating judge after the first was removed, sought to interrogate top figures in the Shi'ite Muslim Amal Movement, an ally of the Iran-backed and heavily armed Hezbollah movement. Beirut blast protesters say judiciary targets them not officials 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Husseini was succeeded as parliament speaker by Berri, who remains in the post reserved for a Shi'ite Muslim under Lebanon's sectarian political system. Lebanon's Husseini, architect of peace accord, dies at 86 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The Shi'ite cleric who dominated Iraqi politics for two decades, chose to withdraw in August after he failed to form a cabinet without Iranian-backed rivals. U.N. asks World Court to give opinion on Israel's occupation 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Many Shi'ite Iraqis still view Sadr as a hero of the downtrodden. Analysis: Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The Middle East's leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers, Saudi Arabia and Iran have been on opposing sides of conflicts across the region including in Syria and Yemen. Iran's foreign minister says he spoke to Saudi counterpart at Jordan conference 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The impoverished Sistan-Baluchistan province is home to the Baluchi minority, an ethnic group which follows Sunni Islam rather than the Shi'ite Islam of Iran's clerical leaders and has long complained of discrimination by the authorities. Four Iranian security personnel killed in southeast Iran, IRNA says 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The unrest, in which demonstrators from all walks of life have called for the fall of Iran's ruling theocracy, poses one of the biggest challenges to the Shi'ite Muslim-ruled Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution. Prominent Iranian Sunni cleric urges release of protest detainees 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Israel and Sunni Muslim Gulf monarchies share concern over Shi'ite Iran's nuclear and missile programmes and its proxy network, and see economic opportunities in the Abraham Accords. Israel's Netanyahu urges US to reaffirm commitment to Saudi Arabia - Al Arabiya 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z This account was corroborated by four Shi’ite lawmakers who attended meetings between Sudani and Shi'ite politicians on Oct. Analysis: Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The demonstrations have turned into a popular revolt by furious Iranians from all layers of society, posing one of the most significant legitimacy challenges to the Shi'ite clerical elite since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran likely to be ousted from U.N. women's body 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Around 300 people took part in the demonstration which was called to protest against recent arrests that targeted activists in the mainly Shi'ite city of Nassiriya. Iraqi security forces kill two protesters in the south 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z United Nations experts have also called on majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran to stop persecution and harassment of religious minorities and end the use of religion to curtail the exercise of fundamental rights. U.S. designates Iran, China as countries of concern over religious freedom 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z "We are not a militia, we are not armed, we don't have rockets or drones," he said, referring to the heavily armed, Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah. Beirut 'neighbourhood watch' echoes troubled past 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Sadr's followers took to the streets after he stepped back from politics, and the country briefly slid toward a civil war between Shi'ite factions until the protests were called off. Analysis: Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The unrest has posed one of the biggest challenges to Iran's Shi'ite clerical rulers since they came to power in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with previous bouts of sustained protest eventually being crushed. Iran sends more troops to Kurdish region as new protest flares 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Many Bahraini Shi'ites complain of facing discrimination in areas such as jobs and government services in the nation of 1.5 million. Bahrain holds parliament polls; rights groups slam 'repressive' climate 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Arab leaders have largely been silent about the victory of Netanyahu, whose record of hardline opposition to Shi'ite Muslim power Iran has helped forge ties with Sunni Muslim Gulf leaders. Bahrain will build on partnership with Israel, says king's adviser 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Some of the worst bloodshed has been in Iran's restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, where many of the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim country's Sunni minority live. President Raisi says Iran thwarted U.S. destabilisation 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z "Sudani is struggling not to awaken the dragon," said one Shi'ite government official who attends weekly cabinet meetings. Analysis: Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Hinder said he believed that while the pope may discuss human rights broadly in public, any Vatican mention of the appeals by the Shi'ite Muslims or their advocates would be made in private. In Bahrain, pope's message may get caught in Shi'ite-Sunni Muslim divide 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Authorities reject the accusations and have accused foe Shi'ite Iran of fostering unrest, a charge Tehran denies. Bahrain holds parliament polls; rights groups slam 'repressive' climate 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z In the Gulf, where Arab concern over Iran's regional power dominates security strategy, Netanyahu's record of hardline opposition to the Shi'ite Muslim-dominated Islamic Republic has helped forge ties with Sunni Muslim Arab leaders. Analysis: Arabs view revived Netanyahu with concern but as balance against Iran 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim monarchy used force to suppress protests, led mostly by the Shi'ite Muslim community, and cracked down on sporadic unrest and dissent later. Pope urged to talk of human rights, political prisoners, in Bahrain visit 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z "Takfiri" is a term used by predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran to refer to hardline, armed, Sunni Islamist groups. Iran says attack on shrine will not go unanswered -Tasnim 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z In 2018, Abdolhamid sent a letter to neighbouring Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, urging him to act as a mediator with Iranian authorities to help end the "massive discrimination" suffered by Sunnis. Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The powerful Shi'ite group Hezbollah, which plays a bigger role than ever in government, has said there should be consensus on a candidate, effectively requiring the party's approval. Explainer: What's at stake as Lebanon faces presidential vacuum? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z But rights groups and activists say Kurds face discrimination along with other religious and ethnic minorities under the country's Shi'ite Muslim clerical establishment. Putting Kurds in spotlight, Iran's leaders try to deflect national protest 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Bahraini authorities deny opposition accusations of decades of discrimination against Shi'ite Muslims in the island state. Pope urged to talk of human rights, political prisoners, in Bahrain visit 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The Baluchi minority, estimated to number up to 2 million, follow Sunni Islam rather than the Shi'ite Islam of Iran's clerical rulers. Factbox: Ethnic groups swept up in Iran's nationwide protests 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Along the Iranian-Iraqi border in southwest Iran is a population of some three million ethnic Arabs, predominantly Shi'ite. Iranian police deploy as unrest continues four weeks after Mahsa Amini death 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Sadr had initially sought to form a parliamentary majority by allying himself with Kurdish and Sunni Muslim parties, excluding the Iran-backed Shi'ite groups. Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Rights groups say Kurds, who form about 10 percent of the population, along with other religious and ethnic minorities face discrimination under Iran's Shi'ite clerical establishment. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The authorities are waging a deadly crackdown to suppress the unrest, even if observers do not believe the Shi'ite clerical establishment is close to being toppled, 43 years after the country's Islamic Revolution. Iran summons UK envoy as protests over Mahsa Amini's death churn on 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Iranian authorities have reported many members of the security forces killed during the unrest, which has spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran's Shi'ite Muslim clerical establishment in four years. Iran's Khamenei backs security forces, says protests 'planned' -state media 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Mahdi quit under pressure from the protests with powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr the biggest winner in an election last October. Iraqis gather in Baghdad to mark anniversary of 2019 anti-government protest 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Under a power-sharing system designed to avoid sectarian conflict, Iraq's president is a Kurd, its prime minister a Shi'ite and its parliament speaker a Sunni. Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z The war in Syria, where Sunni rebels battled the Alawite-led state backed by Shi'ite Iran, turned Qaradawi against the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, which he had once praised for fighting Israel. OBITUARY Sheikh Qaradawi, Islamist champion of Arab revolts, dies at 96 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Alongside Iranians, Shi'ite Islamist groups backed by Tehran have played a vital combat role. Factbox: Foreign armies in Syria and how they came to be there 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Mohammad and his family are Hazaras, an ethnic minority that is overwhelmingly Shi'ite Muslim. Exclusive: Canada agrees to resettle Afghans held in UAE facility, sources say 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Those interviews all pointed to a decisive intervention behind the scenes by Sistani, who has never held formal political office in Iraq but presides as the most influential scholar in its Shi'ite religious centre, Najaf. How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Sadr said his decision was prompted by the failure of other Shi'ite leaders and parties to reform Iraq's governing system. Biden holds talk with Iraq PM after recent violence 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The White House said on Monday that unrest in Iraq after powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr quit politics was "disturbing" and called for "dialogue" to ease the country's political problems. Iraq's Sadr tells supporters to withdraw after violent clashes 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z "I hereby announce my final withdrawal," he wrote on Twitter, criticising fellow Shi'ite political leaders for failing to heed his calls for reform. Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z U.S. warplanes responded with strikes against Shi'ite militias closing in on the base. Factbox: Iran-U.S. skirmishes highlight rivalry in eastern Syria 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z But it does not solve the problem of maintaining calm in a country where so much power resides outside the political system in the Shi'ite clergy, including among clerics with intimate ties to Iran. How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Riyadh and Tehran, the leading Sunni Muslim and Shi'ite powers in the region respectively, have have been locked in a decades long rivalry. Saudi-Iran talks to resume when conditions right in Iraq, says Iranian envoy 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z His political opponents, mostly fellow Shi'ites backed by Iran, have refused to accede to his demands, raising fears of fresh unrest and violence in a conflict-weary Iraq. Iraq's judiciary suspends activities as cleric Sadr fuels political crisis 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z As the only Shi'ite leader to challenge both Tehran and Washington, he won over swathes of the population, more than half of whom are Shi'tes. Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The move followed the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran by Iranian protesters after Riyadh executed a prominent Shi'ite cleric. UAE, upgrading ties with Iran, says envoy to return to Tehran within days 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Such a move is practically unknown in the 1,300-year history of Shi'ite Islam, where top clerics are typically revered until death. How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia, which are locked in proxy conflicts around the region, have so far held five rounds of talks in Iraq to pursue normalisation. Iran calls for release of haj pilgrim detained in Saudi Arabia 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Sadr was the biggest winner of last year's election but was unable to form a government along with Kurdish and Sunni Muslim Arab parties, excluding his Iran-backed Shi'ite rivals. Iraq's judiciary suspends activities as cleric Sadr fuels political crisis 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Matar, who is of Lebanese descent, is a Shi'ite Muslim American who was born in California. Salman Rushdie attack suspect indicted, to appear in court this afternoon 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Last year Sunni Muslim powerhouse Saudi Arabia moved to improve ties with foe Shi'ite Muslim Iran with five rounds of direct talks so far. UAE, upgrading ties with Iran, says envoy to return to Tehran within days 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z "Sadr's main focus is to become the main Shi'ite actor in Iraq, and so he wants to go after his Shi'ite opponents. In Iraq, violence is one of the tools used to compete." How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Three of the victims were members of the Shi'ite minority Muslim sect. In New Mexico, Muslims reject sectarian label for killings 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z More recently, the group had sought to include members of other ethnicities and some Shi'ites. Taliban kill one of their ex-leaders from minority Hazara community 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The move comes as Sunni Muslim powerhouse Saudi Arabia works to improve ties with Shi'ite Iran, with which it has been locked in a rivalry that has played out across conflicts in the region. Kuwait names first ambassador to Iran in over six years 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Sadr counts millions of Iraqis among his followers and has shown he can still stir up gatherings by hundreds of thousands of supporters, mostly working-class Shi'ite Muslims, if he needs to exert political pressure. Sadr followers hold mass prayer outside Iraqi parliament in show of force 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But government officials and Shi'ite insiders say it was only Sistani's stance behind the scenes that halted a meltdown. How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z "It wasn't Sunni and Shia, it was extremism," said Kadhim, a Shi'ite who helped organize a Muslim unity march on Friday. In New Mexico, Muslims reject sectarian label for killings 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The Hazara, native to Afghanistan's central mountains, are the country's largest mainly Shi'ite ethnic group. Taliban kill one of their ex-leaders from minority Hazara community 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Riyadh broke off ties with Tehran in January 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Iran after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi'ite cleric. Kuwait names first ambassador to Iran in over six years 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z His political opponents, mostly fellow Shi'ites backed by Iran, have refused to accede to Sadr's demands, raising fears of fresh unrest and violence in a conflict-weary Iraq. Iraq's Sadr tells judiciary to dissolve parliament in a week 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z To understand both how the unrest broke out and how it was quelled, Reuters spoke with nearly 20 officials from the Iraqi government, Sadr's movement and rival Shi'ite factions seen as pro-Iranian. How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z He dismisses claims he was mistaken as a Shi'ite. In New Mexico, Muslims reject sectarian label for killings 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The statement said he was killed in Herat close to the border with Shi'ite majority Iran, where he was trying to flee. Taliban kill one of their ex-leaders from minority Hazara community 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z "Any attack on any human being will not go unpunished or unanswered," Nasrallah said in a televised address marking Ashura, a melancholic commemoration for Shi'ite Muslims of the killing the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hussein. Hezbollah warns Israel against targeting Palestinian militants in Lebanon 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The blast hit a busy shopping street in the western part of the city where members of the Shi'ite Muslim community regularly meet. Blast in Afghan capital Kabul, many feared injured 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z His new foes, however, are fellow Shi'ite leaders and parties mostly aligned with Iran, as Sadr has positioned himself as a nationalist who rejects foreign interference. Followers of Iraq's Sadr pray at Saddam-era parade ground 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The moves were a response to attempts by his Shi'ite Muslim rivals, many of whom are close to Iran, to form a government with prime ministerial candidates that Sadr disapproves of. Iraq's Sadr says parliament sit-in will continue until demands met 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Demonstrators march outside government buildings, careful to wave only Iraqi national or Shi'ite religious flags. Former Iraqi activists dismayed as powerful groups use protest tactics 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Worried by the growing influence of Shi'ite Iran along its border, Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia intervened at the head of a Western-backed coalition in March 2015 in support of the Saudi-backed government. Explainer: With Yemen truce renewed, what are the prospects of peace? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came ahead of Ashura, a commemoration of the martyrdom of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, which is marked mainly by Shi'ite Muslims. Blast in Afghan capital Kabul, many feared injured 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Baghdad braced for demonstrations on Monday by rival Shi'ite Muslim groups which are affiliated with heavily armed militias, raising fears of clashes as tension soars over the formation of a government. Five killed, 50 injured after diesel truck catches fire in southern Libya 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z He withdrew his lawmakers from parliament and has instead applied pressure through protests and the parliament sit-in, drawing on his popular base of millions of working-class Shi'ites. Iraq's Sadr says parliament sit-in will continue until demands met 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Iraq's main Shi'ite leaders, who share power with large but less influential Sunni and Kurdish parties which Iraqis say are just as guilty of corruption, all deny they have mismanaged state institutions and stolen money. Former Iraqi activists dismayed as powerful groups use protest tactics 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Baghdad braced for demonstrations on Monday by rival Shi'ite Muslim groups which are affiliated with heavily armed militias, raising fears of clashes as tension soars over the formation of a government. Factbox: Iraq’s competing Shi’ite groups 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z That grouping, known as the Shi'ite Coordination Framework, has called for counterprotests on Monday evening near the parliament, saying that was aimed at protecting state institutions against the civil unrest of the Sadrists. Baghdad braces for clashes as rival camps to stage protests 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite parties call a protest and six of their followers are shot dead when violence erupts. Lebanon's ordeal: from civil strife to economic collapse 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The remarks, delivered by the Shi'ite Muslim leader in a televised address, are likely to prolong a political deadlock that has kept Iraq without an elected government for nearly 10 months. Iraq's Sadr says parliament sit-in will continue until demands met 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z He withdrew his lawmakers from parliament in protests and has since used his masses of mostly impoverished Shi'ite followers to agitate through street protests. Sadr's followers set up for long sit-in at Iraq parliament 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Sadr's party came first in a general election in October but he withdrew his lawmakers from parliament when he failed to form a government which excluded his Shi'ite rivals, mostly groups backed by Iran. Supporters of Iraqi cleric Sadr storm back into Baghdad's Green Zone 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Sadr came first in the October election, but withdrew all his lawmakers from parliament after he failed to form a government that excluded his Shi'ite rivals. Baghdad braces for clashes as rival camps to stage protests 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Since Saddam was toppled, Shi'ite parties which represent the country's demographic majority have held the post of prime minister, Kurds the presidency and Sunnis the role of parliament speaker. Deadlock gives Iraq record run without government, hampering reforms 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z As protesters and police clashed over the coming weeks, sectarian tensions rose in a country where many majority Shi'ite Muslims had long chafed against the Sunni ruling dynasty. Factbox: What became of the 'Arab Spring'? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Government forces and Shi'ite militiamen shot dead hundreds of protesters. Sadr's followers set up for long sit-in at Iraq parliament 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Many Iraqis blame those groups for mismanaging the country since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein and catapulted Iraq's Shi'ite majority to power. Iraqi cleric Sadr's supporters throng Baghdad streets in show of strength 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z He has since exerted political pressure through his masses of loyal followers, mostly working-class Shi'ites from poor neighbourhoods in Baghdad and across southern Iraq, the heartland of the country's Shi'ite majority. Baghdad braces for clashes as rival camps to stage protests 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Iran has wide sway in the country through Shi'ite militias and politicians and would certainly block any attempts to join a security pact. US, Israel push Arab allies for joint defence pact amid Iran tensions 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Support from Russia, Iran and Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah movement helped Assad claw back control over much of the country, defeating the rebels in areas including Aleppo and Eastern Ghouta from 2015-18. Factbox: What became of the 'Arab Spring'? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z His followers also fought the Iraqi army, Islamic State militants and rival Shi'ite militias. Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Sadr, a Shi'ite Muslim whose party came first in a general election in October, has vowed to disband powerful Iraqi militia groups loyal to Shi'ite Iran and to hold corrupt Iraqi politicians to account. Iraqi cleric Sadr's supporters throng Baghdad streets in show of strength 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Baghdad braced for demonstrations on Monday by rival Shi'ite Muslim groups which are affiliated with heavily armed militias, raising fears of clashes as tension soars over the formation of a government. Baghdad braces for clashes as rival camps to stage protests 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The step points to a deepening struggle for influence in the Shi'ite community that has been ascendant since the U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein two decades ago. Analysis: Sadr raises the stakes in struggle for Iraq 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Lebanon's new legislature narrowly elected veteran Shi'ite Muslim politician Nabih Berri for a seventh term as speaker of parliament in its first session on Tuesday. Israel says Iran used stolen U.N. watchdog documents to evade nuclear probes 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z After being sidelined for years by Shi'ite rivals backed by Iran, he emerged victorious in a remarkable comeback, gaining control of ministries and civil service positions. Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The law was proposed by influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr whose party, which opposes close ties with the United States and Israel, won more seats in parliament in elections last October. Iraq makes it illegal to attempt normalising ties with Israel 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The term "holy shrine defender" refers to advisers and military personnel which Iran says fight on its behalf to protect Shi'ite sites in Tehran's allies Iraq and Syria from groups such as Islamic State. Shi'ite "shrine defender" assassinated in Tehran, Tasnim reports 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Hezbollah and its ally Amal held on to all of parliament's Shi'ite seats. Hezbollah chief Nasrallah acknowledges loss of Lebanon parliamentary majority 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite Muslim movement and factions that support its possession of arms won around 62 of parliament's 128 seats in Sunday's election, a reversal of the 2018 result when they secured a majority of 71. Hezbollah and allies lose majority in Lebanese parliament, final results show 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Most of Iraq's Shi'ite political establishment remains suspicious or even hostile to Sadr. Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Seven supporters of the Shi'ite groups were killed. Factbox: What is the Lebanese Forces? 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Those results pulled Lebanon deeper into the orbit of Shi'ite Muslim-led Iran, marking a blow to the influence of Sunni Muslim-led Saudi Arabia. Lebanon holds first vote since blast, financial collapse 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Amal and Hezbollah have long dominated Shi'ite representation in a political system that has buttressed the influence of sectarian factions since the 1975-90 civil war. Scarred by crisis, election newcomers aim to unseat Lebanon's elite 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Heavily armed, Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah is Lebanon's most powerful faction. Factbox: Who is running in Lebanon's election? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The victory dealt a crushing blow to pro-Iranian Shi'ite groups whose parliamentary representation collapsed. Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The LF denied this, and said supporters of the Shi'ite parties had vandalised cars in a Christian neighbourhood and left four residents wounded before a shot was fired. Factbox: What is the Lebanese Forces? 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Rahman is from the Sunni Muslim community, one of the country's main groupings and a traditional counterweight to Hezbollah, a powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite group. A rival sits out Lebanon's election. Now Hezbollah could fill the void 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Shi'ite allies of Damascus stage their own big rallies in support of Syria, but international pressure forces the troops to withdraw. Lebanon's descent into turmoil: assassinations, war, financial collapse 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Known as "the Shi'ite duo", Hezbollah and Amal have long moved in political lockstep, dominating Shi'ite politics. Factbox: Who is running in Lebanon's election? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Predominantly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran, which are locked in proxy conflicts across the Middle East, started direct talks last year to try to contain tensions. Iran confirms fifth round of talks held with Saudi Arabia 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z The conflict is widely seen as a proxy war between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran. Truce offers glimmer of hope to Yemenis battered by seven-year war 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Sunnis and Shi'ites are estimated to account for just under a third of the population each, with Christians making up an estimated 40%. A rival sits out Lebanon's election. Now Hezbollah could fill the void 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite parties call a protest against the judge. Lebanon's descent into turmoil: assassinations, war, financial collapse 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z A handful of activists from an anti-America Shi'ite group also reacted to Khan's claims, holding a rally in Islamabad where they burned American flags. Pakistan PM Khan protests to US about alleged interference 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Tehran condemned the executions that activists said included 41 Shi'ite Muslims. Iran confirms fifth round of talks held with Saudi Arabia 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Geagea has said the trouble began when supporters of the Shi'ite parties entered the Christian neighbourhood of Ain al-Remmaneh where they vandalised cars and four residents were wounded before a shot was fired. Lebanese Christian politician says judicial decisions against party unlawful 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Seven people, all of them followers of the Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah and its Shi'ite ally the Amal Movement, were killed in the Oct. Lebanese military court charges Christian politician Geagea over Beirut violence, judicial source says 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran are locked in several proxy conflicts around the region, including in Yemen. Saudi Arabia plans for fresh round of talks with Iran, says foreign minister 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Israel last week published the names of three Lebanese companies that it accused of supplying materials for Hezbollah's precision-guidance missile project, a move designed to generate international economic pressure on the Shi'ite Muslim group. Hezbollah can turn rockets into precision missiles, make drones -Nasrallah 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Riyadh severed ties with Tehran in 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in the Iranian capital following the execution of a Shi'ite cleric in Saudi Arabia. Iran confirms fifth round of talks held with Saudi Arabia 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Seven people, all of them followers of the Iran-backed, heavily armed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah and its Shi'ite ally the Amal Movement, were killed in the Oct. Lebanese Christian politician says judicial decisions against party unlawful 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Last week, the alliance deployed new units comprised of northern tribal and Salafi fighters, named the 'Happy Yemen Brigades', near Marib, two government sources said, in a restructuring of local forces battling the Shi'ite Houthis. Fighting eases in Yemen's Marib as Saudi-led coalition revamps forces 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The decision was a blow to populist Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who was the biggest winner in an October election. Iraq parliament fails to elect new president - lawmakers 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z For Ibrahim, that means crossing checkpoints manned variously by Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite Muslim paramilitaries to get to work in a town controlled until a few years ago by Kurds. Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Together with its allies, the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, which is designated a terrorist group by the United States, won a parliamentary majority in 2018. Lebanon's president sees no reason to delay polls after Hariri exit 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri announced his departure from Lebanese politics this week, opening the way for the Shi'ite Hezbollah to extend its sway over the country. U.S. plans to reroute $67 mln in aid towards Lebanon's armed forces 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Rocket attacks which U.S. and some Iraqi officials blame on Iran-aligned Shi'ite militia groups who oppose the U.S. military presence in the region have regularly hit the complex in recent years. Rockets hit Baghdad airport compound, disused civilian plane damaged - police 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Sunni Muslim Gulf states, once reliable supporters, started turning away because of the rising influence in Lebanon of Iran, via Hezbollah, a heavily armed Lebanese Shi'ite group whose political power has grown. Explainer: Lebanon's financial crisis and how it happened 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z "If the Sadrists get their national majority government ... those who oppose them will view this as splitting the Shi'ites and threatening their power," Ahmed Younis, an Iraqi political and legal analyst, said. Iraqi cleric's push to sideline Iran-backed factions risks clash 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Iraq's parliament, newly elected after an October 10 general election in which the powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was the biggest winner, voted to reinstate Halbousi for his second term as speaker on Sunday. Explosion hits building of Iraq parliament speaker's party, 2 wounded -police 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Shi'ite groups have dominated Iraqi politics since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 that toppled Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein. Iran seeks to cool tensions in Iraq 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Bitar has not charged any known members of Hezbollah, the Shi'ite Muslim group that has powerful political influence and a heavily armed militia. Explainer: Why are Lebanon's politicians fighting the Beirut port blast probe? 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Politicians from all sides, including Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah, have repeatedly said it should happen otherwise the country's standing would be dealt a further blow. Geagea says delaying vote would condemn Lebanon to 'slow death' 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Shi'ite groups have dominated Iraqi politics since the U.S.-led overthrow of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. Iraqi cleric's push to sideline Iran-backed factions risks clash 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Alevis draw on Shi'ite Muslim, Sufi and Anatolian folk traditions, practising rituals which can put them at odds with Turkey's Sunni Muslim majority. Erdogan faces uphill bid to woo Turkey's large Alevi minority 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The explosions added to a series of blasts to hit Kabul in recent days, with Shi'ite areas in the west of the city targeted several times. Two blasts hit Afghan capital Kabul, officials say 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z "This amnesty includes all sects in an equal manner," Fawaz Alkhateeb, a lawyer of one of the men released on Sunday, said at the parking lot, where Shi'ite clerics also gathered. Embraces and flowers greet Kuwaiti prisoners freed under amnesty 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z The emir also pardoned members of the so-called "Abdali Cell", which was dismantled in 2015, who were sentenced for spying for Iran and Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah. Kuwait's emir grants pardons and reduced sentences to dissidents 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Politicians on both sides of the Shi'ite divide show little sign they might soften their positions. Iraqi cleric's push to sideline Iran-backed factions risks clash 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z They are associated with Shi'ite Islam because of their veneration for Ali, whom Shi'ites believe was the Prophet Mohammad's rightful successor. Erdogan faces uphill bid to woo Turkey's large Alevi minority 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z There was no claim of responsibility but Islamic State militants have claimed several attacks on Shi'ite targets including mosques. Two blasts hit Afghan capital Kabul, officials say 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The area is heavily populated by Shi'ite ethnic Hazaras who have been the target of repeated attacks by Islamic State militants. Blast hits Shi'ite area of Afghan capital Kabul 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z The group has claimed a series of strikes against Shi'ite mosques and other targets since the Taliban's victory in August, most recently on the main military hospital in Kabul which killed at least 25 people. Islamic State violence dents Taliban claims of safer Afghanistan 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z "The Sadrists ... marginalizing parts of the Shi'ite political class could lead to boycotts of the government, protests in the street and armed violence," said Ibrahim Mohammed, a senior member of the Iran-aligned Fatah political alliance. Iraqi cleric's push to sideline Iran-backed factions risks clash 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Aug 2005: At least 1,005 people die in Iraq when Shi'ites stampede off a bridge over the Tigris river in Baghdad, panicked by rumours of a suicide bomber in the crowd. Factbox: Some of the world's worst stampedes 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The Iran-backed groups disputing the election result are also Shi'ite but follow an Iranian model of theocratic governance which the nationalist Sadr and many ordinary Iraqi Shi'ites reject. Baghdad deaths, injuries to be investigated amid election dispute -Iraqi news agency 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Talks between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran aimed at easing tensions have made little progress and the Houthi advance in Marib is likely to further embolden Tehran. Yemen's Marib city battens down as Houthis advance through energy-rich province 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Iran and Saudi Arabia, the leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, have been rivals for years but they launched a series of talks this year hoping to defuse tensions. Crisis with Lebanon rooted in Hezbollah dominance - Saudi minister 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite elite have shared control over many ministries, with Iran-aligned groups holding the upper hand until the recent rise of Sadr, the biggest winner in the Oct. Iraqi cleric's push to sideline Iran-backed factions risks clash 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z With more than 400 Shi'ite mosques in Kabul alone, total security is impossible and no one knows where the next attack will come. For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Iraq's majority Shi'ites have dominated government since the U.S.-led overthrow of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. Baghdad deaths, injuries to be investigated amid election dispute -Iraqi news agency 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z All of the seven dead were Shi'ites, killed in what Hezbollah has called an ambush by the Lebanese Forces, a Christian party led by Geagea. Lebanon tensions test Hezbollah-Aoun alliance 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia has shunned Lebanon for years because of the strong influence in state affairs of Shi'ite group Hezbollah, which it accuses of sending fighters to Yemen and Syria. Crisis with Lebanon rooted in Hezbollah dominance - Saudi minister 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Lebanon's Shi'ite Amal movement said on Monday last week's street violence in Beirut in which seven Shi'ite Muslims were shot dead aimed to reignite internal strife and threaten peace. Lebanon's Amal movement says violence aimed to reignite internal strife 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Under the previous government, Shi'ite communities were offered some basic training and weapons so that they could protect their mosques, but the Taliban have mostly removed these, leaving many feeling even more vulnerable. For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said his movement secured the biggest number of seats in the parliament adding that he would not challenge the results. Turnout in Iraq's election reached 43% -electoral commission 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z The head of Kandahar police said units would be assigned to protect the Shi'ite mosques which have so far been guarded by local volunteer forces with special permission to carry weapons. Taliban pledge to step up security as Shi'ite victims buried in Afghanistan 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Three members of the Shi'ite Amal Movement were buried in separate funerals. Lebanon's Hezbollah says won't be dragged to civil war 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The army initially said rounds were fired at protesters as they passed through the Teyouneh traffic circle dividing Christian and Shi'ite Muslim neighbourhoods. Beirut bloodshed deepens doubts over port blast probe 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shi'ite mosques last week, but the assurance is not enough for many, who have little faith in a movement long seen as their enemy. For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Authorities said the bloodshed was a result of gunfire on protesters who were going to take part in a demonstration called by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shi'ite group. U.S. to give extra $67 mln to Lebanon's army, says senior U.S. official 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Attacks on Shi'ite mosques and targets associated with the Hazara ethnic minority, who make up the biggest Shi'ite group in Afghanistan, were regular occurrences under the former Western-backed government. Taliban pledge to step up security as Shi'ite victims buried in Afghanistan 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z A death of a seventh person, a Shi'ite Hezbollah member, was announced on Friday. Lebanon's Hezbollah says won't be dragged to civil war 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The row has also underlined the major sway of the heavily armed, Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah, which has called for Bitar to be replaced, accusing him of conducting a politicised probe picking on certain people. Tension over Beirut blast probe nudges Lebanon into new crisis 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z No up-to-date census data exists, but estimates put the size of the overall Shi'ite community at between 10-20 percent of the population, including Persian-speaking Tajiks and Pashtuns as well as Hazaras. For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Hezbollah and its Shi'ite ally, the Amal movement, accused the Christian Lebanese Forces party of being behind the shootings. U.S. to give extra $67 mln to Lebanon's army, says senior U.S. official 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The Iran-backed Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah group has been coordinating Iranian shipments of fuel oil and gasoline for Lebanon since August as shortages spread amid an economic meltdown, despite U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil sales. Lebanon should seek U.S. sanctions waiver to import Iran fuel, Hezbollah chief says 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Groups drawn from the Shi'ite Muslim majority are expected to remain in the driving seat, as has been the case since Saddam's Sunni-led regime was removed from power. Factbox: Who's competing in Iraq's elections? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Hezbollah and its Shi'ite ally Amal have pulled their ministers out of government at times of political conflict, a move that would torpedo the Sunni-led cabinet by stripping it of Shi'ite representation. Tension over Beirut blast probe nudges Lebanon into new crisis 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Like many Shi'ite Hazara families in Kabul, he is no stranger to death. For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The established, Shi'ite Islamist-dominated ruling elite, whose most powerful parties have armed wings, is expected to sweep the vote. Iraq counts votes after lowest ever election turnout 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z But the established, armed and Shi'ite Islamist-dominated ruling elite is expected to sweep the vote. Iraqis vote in general election, a test for democratic system 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z But the Shi'ites are sharply divided, including over the influence of Shi'ite Iran next door. Factbox: Who's competing in Iraq's elections? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Bitar has sought to question several senior politicians allied to Hezbollah including members of the Shi'ite Amal Movement, but has not tried to query any members of Hezbollah. Lebanon judge investigating port blast kept on case by judiciary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The island state, which quashed an uprising led mostly by Shi'ite Muslim members of its population in 2011, saw some sporadic acts of protest after the pact was signed. Israel foreign minister visits Bahrain to sign deals, open embassy 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The movement led by populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who opposes all foreign interference and whose main rivals are Iran-allied Shi'ite groups, is seen emerging as the biggest single party in parliament. Iraq counts votes after lowest ever election turnout 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Powerful parties including the Shi'ite group Hezbollah and others in the ruling elite have alleged bias in the investigation. Angry relatives of Beirut blast victims protest probe delays 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Sadr led Shi'ite militants against U.S. forces after the invasion and inherited a devoted following among impoverished Shi'ites who revered his father Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, a cleric killed by Saddam's regime. Factbox: Who's competing in Iraq's elections? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z But the overwhelming majority of them are Sunnis, and the small Shi'ite minority have long complained of discrimination and repression. Nigerian security forces kill eight at Shi'ite march, participant says 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Hezbollah began bringing Iranian fuel into Lebanon via Syria on Thursday, a move the Shi'ite Muslim group says should ease a crippling energy crisis but which opponents say risks provoking U.S. sanctions. EU lawmakers to call for Lebanon sanctions if new government fails 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z U.S. officials blame previous attacks on Iran-aligned Shi'ite Muslim militias which have vowed to fight until the remaining 2,500 U.S. military personnel leave the country. Drone attack hits near U.S. forces in Erbil, northern Iraq - officials 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z One dispute over gasoline in southern Lebanon spiralled into a sectarian standoff between neighbouring Shi'ite Muslim and Christian villages. Explainer: How bad is the crisis in Lebanon? 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite paramilitaries all played a major role in defeating Islamic State when it took over a third of Iraq between 2014 and 2017. Factbox: Who's competing in Iraq's elections? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The neighbours accused Qatar of backing Sunni Muslim Islamist groups across the region while simultaneously growing too cosy with Shi'ite Iran. Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Iran and Saudi Arabia, leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, have been rivals for years, backing allies fighting proxy wars in Yemen, Syria and elsewhere. Iran plans new round of talks with Saudi Arabia - Iranian envoy 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia, longtime rivals for regional dominance, did not send their heads of state or government. Mideast leaders plus France meet in Baghdad to talk security, diplomacy 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z He said any new civil war in Afghanistan would draw in foreign players including neighhouring Shi'ite Muslim Iran, long at odds with the Sunni Taliban. Gulf Arabs jittery about Taliban takeover but may seek pragmatic ties 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Sunni groups have shown little unity since 2003, which Sunni voters complain makes them weak in trying to rival Shi'ite power. Factbox: Who's competing in Iraq's elections? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group, which is opposed to the United States and other Western countries, said events in Afghanistan proved that foreign "occupation" was bound to fail. Analysis: Despite Taliban assurances, world frets again about Afghan militant havens 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Authorities will only allow open-air gatherings for ongoing Shi'ite Muslim mourning ceremonies, Raisi said. Iran orders travel ban and shutdown amid COVID surge 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z With leading Christian and Druze groups planning to boycott, it was not clear if there would be enough MPs for quorum at the session called on Thursday by Shi'ite Speaker Nabih Berri. Several Lebanese parties to boycott parliament session over blast probe 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Shi'ites are a small minority in Nigeria, where around half the population are Muslim, overwhelmingly Sunni. Nigerian court acquits Shi'ite leader Zakzaky and wife of all charges 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z He said his talks highlighted deep divisions among Lebanon's sectarian communities, whether Christian, Sunni or Shi'ite Muslim, or Druze, and the way power was shared. Lebanon's crisis caused by feud over power, says EU envoy 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z "I will vote for Raisi because he is the most capable candidate to bring back the country to our revolutionary values," Said Mohammad Hosseini from the holy Shi'ite city of Mashhad. Close Khamenei loyalist sanctioned by U.S. set to win Iran vote 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Some state media outlets said the strikes hit Homs province which also adjoins neighbouring Lebanon, where the Iranian- backed Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah holds sway along the rugged border area. Syria intercepts Israeli missile strike over Damascus -state media 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The bombing on Saturday evening shook the city's Shi'ite Muslim neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. Afghan school blast toll rises to 58, families bury victims 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump's administration is expected on Friday to impose the sanctions on Bassil for assisting his ally, the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, the newspaper reported on.wsj.com/34ZGJYm, citing sources. U.S. to sanction leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement: WSJ 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Kataib Hezbollah is a Shi'ite Muslim militia group that is backed by Iran. US strikes militia bases in Iraq and Syria 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z Muhammad's second sermon spoke of killing the infidel, which was later interpreted to also mean the Shi'ites, in all Muslim conquered lands. Saudi Arabia Orders Its Citizens Out of Lebanon, Raising Fears of War 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Shi'ite Hezbollah is a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and its forces fight alongside the Syrian army in major battles. Islamic State submits to ceasefire in Syria-Lebanon border fight 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z In February this year Iran, which is predominantly Shi'ite Muslim, sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia, which is mostly Sunni, that initiated the process of Iranian pilgrims returning for the haj. Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z He called the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group a "menace" to the Lebanese people and to the entire region. Trump pledges U.S. aid to help Lebanon against Islamic State 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z On March 11, a double suicide attack in the capital killed scores of people, most of them Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims. Three car bombs hit Damascus, at least seven people killed 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Both joined the Sunni Salafist insurgency in Iraq in 2003, following the U.S.-led invasion which Saddam and empowered Iraq's Shi'ite majority. If Baghdadi death confirmed, next IS leader likely to be Saddam-era officer 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Hezbollah is a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and its forces fight alongside the Syrian army in major battles. Islamic State submits to ceasefire in Syria-Lebanon border fight 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Riyadh severed diplomatic relations last year after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran following the execution of a Shi'ite cleric in Saudi Arabia in January 2016. Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z He called the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group a "menace" to the Lebanese people and to the entire region. Trump pledges U.S. aid to help Lebanon against Islamic State 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Conservative Gulf neighbors have long viewed Qatar's foreign policy with suspicion, especially its refusal to shun Shi'ite Iran, and resented its state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera for airing critical views from across the region. Qatar says fighter jets deal shows deep U.S. support 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Rejectionist is a derogatory term used to refer to Shi'ite Muslims. Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia during Ramadan 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z More reinforcements from the army and its allies, the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah and Shi'ite Muslim Iraqi militias, are also being rushed to the city from several locations near the capital, Damascus. Syrian army and allies step up bombing of rebels in Deraa city 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Riyadh severed diplomatic relations last year after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran following the execution of a Shi'ite cleric in Saudi Arabia in January 2016. Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain severed relations with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting both Sunni Muslim Islamist militants and Shi'ite Muslim Iran - charges Qatar rejects. Arab powers draw up Qatari blacklist; Turkey to send troops as Gulf crisis deepens 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z A woman detonated her explosive belt in a market east of the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala on Friday, killing at least 30 and wounding 35, Iraqi security sources said. Woman detonates bomb in crowded Friday market in Iraq, killing at least 30 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z In announcing the decision to cut ties, Saudi Arabia accused Qatar of providing support to Shi'ite Iran, which is in a tussle for regional supremacy with Riyadh, and to Islamist militants. U.S. Tries to Ease Rift Between Qatar and Saudi Arabia 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Fighters from Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah are also working closely with Iranian military commanders in Syria. Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries take Baaj town west of Mosul from Islamic State: army 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z In February this year Iran, which is predominantly Shi'ite Muslim, sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia, which is mostly Sunni, that initiated the process of Iranian pilgrims returning for the haj. Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Moscow, a key Damascus ally, has helped Assad gain the upper hand against insurgents in the west of the country, along with the support of Iranian fighters and members of Lebanon's Hezbollah Shi'ite militia. Syrian rebels leave last opposition district in Homs 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Born into a religious family in 1948 and rising to the middle ranks within the Shi'ite clergy, Rouhani was active in the revolution that overthrew the U.S.-backed Shah in 1979. In tight Iran race, outspoken Rouhani breaks political taboos 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Raisi is a mid-ranking figure in the hierarchy of Iran's Shi'ite Muslim clergy but has been a senior official for decades in the judiciary which enforces clerical control of the country. Hardline prosecutor mounts strong challenge to Iran's Rouhani 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z U.S. officials said the administration is also seeking to enlist Israel's Sunni Arab neighbors, who share Israeli concerns about Shi'ite Iran, in a broader regional peace process. Trump visit seen as long shot to revive Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, elections are fiercely contested and can bring about change within the system of rule overseen by Shi'ite Muslim clerics. Iran's re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Iraqi Shi'ite militia leaders said they hoped to link up with Syrian government forces. Syrian army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z In an upmarket suburb of Senegal's seaside capital, a branch of Iran's Al-Mustafa University teaches Senegalese students Shi'ite Muslim theology, among other subjects. In Senegal, Iran and Saudi Arabia vie for religious influence 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Lebanese Hezbollah said on Thursday that any future conflict between the Shi'ite group and Israel could take place inside Israeli territory, as tensions rise between the arch foes. Hezbollah says future war would be on Israeli territory 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah noted in a speech this month that Lebanese Christians and Druze were more worried about the law than Sunnis and Shi'ites - Lebanon's dominant sects since the civil war. Lebanon pushed to brink in election law stand-off 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The administration seeks to enlist Israel's Sunni Arab neighbors, who share Israeli concerns about Shi'ite Iran, to help rejuvenate Middle East peacemaking. Trump vows to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace, offers no new policies 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Rebels say the ultimate goal of the Syrian army's push in the Badia was to link its forces with Iraq's Shi'ite paramilitary groups on the other side of the border. Syrian army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z But when it came to establishing his own pro-Iran Shi'ite group, after an initial injection from an Iranian businessman - he declined to say how much - he said he received nothing more. In Senegal, Iran and Saudi Arabia vie for religious influence 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Regular Iraqi army units are taking part in battles outside the city, alongside Shi'ite volunteers trained and armed by Iran, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Sunni tribes. Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z The post of parliament speaker is reserved for a Shi'ite Muslim. Lebanon pushed to brink in election law stand-off 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is backed in the country's six-year civil war by Russia, Iran and regional Shi'ite militias including Hezbollah, which is a close ally of Tehran and a sworn enemy of Israel. Israel strikes arms depot near Syrian capital's airport: sources 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The Shi'ite troops launched an offensive on Friday to drive the militants from the desert region near the border with Syria. Syrian army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z The university is a Shi'ite outpost in a country where Sufism, a more relaxed, mystical and apolitical form of Sunni Islam, is the norm. In Senegal, Iran and Saudi Arabia vie for religious influence 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Baghdad might seek to be exempt and ask to boost its own output, the leader of the nation's Shi'ite ruling coalition, Ammar al-Hakim, told Reuters. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait signal likely extension of oil output cut 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z An uprising by some in Bahrain's Shi'ite majority was quelled in 2011 with the help of a Saudi intervention. Exiled cleric points to Iran's widening influence in Bahrain 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Influential Shi'ite cleric Ebrahim Raisi, the custodian of a powerful organization in charge of Iran’s holiest shrine, appears to be the leading hardline candidate. Iranian President Rouhani to seek second term, faces hardline challenge 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Some 5,000 people were being transported from the Shi'ite villages, the Observatory said. Evacuation of Syrian rebels, Shi'ite villagers begins under swap deal 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z In countries like Somalia, Iran pays for weddings and home furniture, including a TV and a fridge, if both couples are Shi'ite or newly converted to Shi'ism. In Senegal, Iran and Saudi Arabia vie for religious influence 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z An Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militia said on Friday it would keep on fighting in Syria in support of Assad, despite the U.S. missile strikes. Baghdad says U.S. pledges continued support for Iraq's war against IS 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom accuses Iran, a Shi'ite Muslim theocracy across the Gulf, of radicalizing and arming some members of its Shi'ite majority population. Bahrain rights groups call for F1 race to be canceled 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim power Iran and Saudi Arabia, bastion of Sunni Islam and a close U.S. ally, are longstanding religious and political arch rivals and often accused each other of backing terrorism. Iran rejects U.S. terror claim by Mattis, blames Saudi 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z After six years of fighting a civil war, with help from Russia and Shi'ite allies Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah, Damascus has negotiated the deals from a position of strength. Evacuation of Syrian rebels, Shi'ite villagers begins under swap deal 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z And the Syrian army and its allies Russia, Iran and Shi'ite militias, are advancing east of Aleppo and east of Palmyra. U.S.-backed Syrian militia makes gains against Islamic State 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z In the capital, Baghdad, a car bomb killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 45 in a mainly Shi'ite southern district, police and medical sources said. As Iraqi forces fight to take Mosul, car bomb in Baghdad kills 23 people 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Three Shi'ite men were executed in January after being convicted of killing three policemen. Bahrain rights groups call for F1 race to be canceled 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z On Saturday scores of people, most of them Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims, were killed in a double suicide attack in Damascus claimed by an alliance of jihadist groups known as Tahrir al-Sham. Dozens killed in double suicide attack in Syrian capital 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Similar agreements have been reached in recent months, with Syrian rebels leaving areas long-besieged by President Bashar al-Assad's forces, sometimes in exchange for Shi'ite residents moving from towns surrounded by the mostly Sunni insurgents. Evacuation of Syrian rebels, Shi'ite villagers begins under swap deal 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z It started six years ago with protests across Syria, mainly among the country's majority Sunni Muslims, against Assad and his family's 40-year rule built around the minority Alawite community, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam. After six years, Assad now secure but his country carved up as war thunders on 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Most of the dead in Saturday's attack were Iraqi Shi'ites who were going to visit a cemetery near the Old City of Damascus. Death toll from Damascus bombing climbs to 74: Observatory 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z At least 30 people were killed by two bombs in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday targeting Shi'ite pilgrims, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. At least 30 killed in Damascus bomb targeting pilgrims: Observatory 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Shi'ite militias taking part in the Mosul campaign began to close in on Tal Afar late last year, after the offensive was launched. Iraqi forces see off Islamic State attack, seize road out of Mosul 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z A member of one of the Shi'ite parties said 60 buses were moving through the town of al-Foua. Evacuation of Syrian rebels, Shi'ite villagers begins under swap deal 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z But he hung on, using the resources of the state and backing from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah Shi'ite militia to fight rebels funded by Arab states to a stalemate. After six years, Assad now secure but his country carved up as war thunders on 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Majority-Shi'ite Iran says its forces are in Syria to defend holy Shi'ite shrines. Netanyahu to meet Putin, says Iran seeks permanent foothold in Syria 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z The militants are using suicide car bombers, snipers and booby traps to counter the offensive waged by the 100,000-strong force of Iraqi troops, Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iranian-trained Shi'ite Muslim paramilitary groups. Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as displacement accelerates 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z A 100,000-strong force of Iraqi military units, Shi'ite forces and Kurdish fighters, backed by a U.S.-led coalition, have fought since October in the Mosul campaign. Iraqi forces see off Islamic State attack, seize road out of Mosul 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z They are facing a 100,000-strong force made up of Iraqi armed forces, regional Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iranian-trained Shi'ite Muslim paramilitary groups. Iraqi forces aim to secure Mosul bridge, link up to east bank 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The campaign involves a 100,000-strong force of Iraqi troops, Shi'ite militias and Sunni tribal fighters. Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul as civilians flee 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z The westward road that links the city to Syria was cut in November by the Shi'ite paramilitary known as Popular Mobilization forces. Iraqi forces battle their way toward Mosul airport 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z The children, aged from three to 16 and mostly Shi'ite Muslims or minority Yazidis, began referring to their own families as apostates after they were schooled in Sunni Islam by the militant fighters, he said. In Mosul orphanage, Islamic State groomed child soldiers 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z An Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary force is also battling the Sunni militants west of Mosul, trying to prevent their escape to Syria. Islamic State leadership targeted in air strike, Baghdadi fate unclear: Iraqi military 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z He resisted calls from influential pro-Iranian Shi'ite politicians to retaliate against the ban, citing Iraq's need for U.S. military support. Analysis: Baghdad's bloody protests mark resumption of Shi'ite power struggle 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Iraqi security forces fired tear gas on Saturday at supporters of powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr demonstrating near the heavily fortified "Green Zone" that houses government buildings, to press for reforms, witnesses said. Iraq security forces fire tear gas at pro-Sadr demonstration near 'Green Zone' 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z On several fronts it is fighting Syrian government forces supported by the Russian air force and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia. Islamic State sees chance to revive fortunes in Trump presidency 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z More than 100,000 Iraqi troops, members of regional Kurdish security forces and Shi'ite Muslim paramilitaries known as Popular Mobilisation are participating in the offensive. U.N. 'racing' to prepare emergency aid ahead of battle for western Mosul 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The U.S.-backed campaign to drive Islamic State out of Mosul, involving a 100,000-strong force of Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shi'ite militias, began in October. Iraqi forces reach a second Mosul bridge, fight near university, military says 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z While the Sadr family remained in Iraq, his main Shi'ite rivals, including Maliki, fled Saddam's persecution and returned to Iraq only after the invasion. Analysis: Baghdad's bloody protests mark resumption of Shi'ite power struggle 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z A few hours later, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up at a market in another mostly Shi'ite district, Baladiyat, killing seven, according to police and medical sources. Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Analysts say it has already come to see Russia's alliance with Shi'ite Iran as a recruiting tool because it has caused such anger among some Muslims. Islamic State sees chance to revive fortunes in Trump presidency 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The CTS and federal police are part of a 100,000-strong Iraqi force made up of the military, Kurdish fighters and Shi'ite militias, backed by U.S.-led air power. Iraqi forces close in on Tigris in IS stronghold Mosul 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z At least three pro-government Shi'ite militia fighters were also killed and seven wounded when militants attacked their position near Udhaim with mortar rounds and machine guns, police sources said. Islamic State kills 24 in Baghdad blast, cuts road to Mosul 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Although the identities of the attackers who struck the liquor store were not known, the area is predominantly Shi'ite and Shi'ite groups have firm control of security. Fearful Christmas in Baghdad after attacks on Christians 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Islamic State claimed the attack in an online statement, saying it had targeted a "gathering of Shi'ites". Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z On the ground, Shi'ite militias from as far afield as Afghanistan played an important role for Assad, a member of the minority Alawite sect which is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam. Thousands stuck as Aleppo evacuation deal hits last-minute hitch 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Dismayed by this boost to Iranian ambitions for a "Shi'ite crescent" of influence from Afghanistan to the Mediterranean, Riyadh is determined to reverse Tehran's gains sooner or later. Aghast at Iran's Syria gains, Gulf Arabs see potential in Trump 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The rebel withdrawal from Aleppo after a series of rapid advances by the army and allied Shi'ite militias including Hezbollah since late November has brought Assad his biggest victory of the nearly six-year-old war. Syrian army poised to enter Aleppo's last rebel enclave 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z In Baghdad, the capital which is firmly controlled by the Iraqi government and security forces dominated by Iraq's Shi'ite majority, Christians celebrate Christmas in churches decorated for the holiday. Fearful Christmas in Baghdad after attacks on Christians 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z The CTS has spearheaded advances inside Mosul as part of a 100,000-strong force backed by U.S. air power of Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shi'ite militias fighting the militants. Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z It also said rebels had bombarded a road due to be used by buses to conduct the evacuation from the Shi'ite villages. Aleppo evacuation suspended amid dispute over villages 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z But rebel officials said late on Wednesday that they had agreed to an evacuation of the wounded from those Shi'ite villages in Idlib province, and that the Aleppo deal would now go ahead as planned. Rebel officials say Aleppo evacuation plan back on track 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Officials with Aleppo's rebel groups accused Shi'ite militias backed by Iran of obstructing the deal. Aleppo Evacuation Delayed as Rebels Blame Iran 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The sale of alcohol is generally shunned among Iraq's Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims, and Christian-run shops that sell it were frequently targeted by militants from both Muslim sects during Iraq's years of sectarian civil war. Fearful Christmas in Baghdad after attacks on Christians 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z In Baghdad, a suicide attacker killed 13 people when he drove an explosives-rigged car into vegetable market in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim eastern Jamila district, and detonated it, police said. Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Rebel sources accused pro-government Shi'ite militias of opening fire on bus convoys taking evacuees out of the city. Aleppo evacuation suspended amid dispute over villages 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z By taking full control of Aleppo, Assad has proved the power of his military coalition, aided by Russia's air force and an array of Shi'ite militias backed by Iran. Syrian rebels prepare to withdraw from Aleppo as truce begins 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Kata'ib Hezbollah is one of the two main Shi'ite groups fighting west of Mosul. Iraqi Shi'ite forces aim to clear border strip with Syria 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Recapturing the entire rebel pocket of Aleppo will constitute the biggest battlefield victory yet for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his military coalition of Russia's air force, Iran and Shi'ite militias. Syrian army takes over Aleppo areas quit by rebels: military source 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z It includes soldiers, security forces, Kurdish peshmerga fighters and mainly Shi'ite Popular Mobilization forces, and is backed by a U.S.-led international coalition. Iraqi police say ready to join assault on east Mosul 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z The Syrian army is backed by Russian war planes and Shi'ite militias supported by Iran. Syrian army takes Aleppo district under intense bombardment 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Final victory in Aleppo, Syria's biggest city before the civil war, would constitute the biggest triumph yet for President Bashar al-Assad and his coalition of Russian air power, Iran and Shi'ite militias. Syrian army advances in Aleppo but loses Palmyra to Islamic State 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Russia's air force and Shi'ite militias from Arab countries are also fighting in Aleppo on the government side. Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z About a week before the launch of the campaign, Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, a close ally of Iran, accused the United States of planning to allow Islamic State a way out to Syria. How Iran closed the Mosul 'horseshoe' and changed Iraq war 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The Cold War-era superpowers have backed opposing sides in the war, but Russia has intervened far more openly and decisively, joining Iran as well as Iraqi and Lebanese Shi'ite groups to back Assad. Syrian troops close in on Aleppo's Old City 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Some 100,000 Iraqi soldiers, security forces, Kurdish peshmerga fighters and mainly Shi'ite paramilitary forces are participating in the overall Mosul campaign that began on Oct. Iraq army launches fresh Mosul assault, targeting Mosul bridge 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The country's senior Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said the army's treatment of people in Mosul was a source of pride. Exclusive: Iraqi commanders examined strategy shift to avert Mosul war of attrition 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Iraqi government and Kurdish forces have surrounded the city from the north, east and south, while Popular Mobilisation forces - a coalition of Iranian-backed Shi'ite groups - are trying to close in from the west. Mosul food, water reserves dwindle as fighting cuts off supplies 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, securing territory west of Mosul by the Iranian-backed militias has other benefits for Iran's allies, by giving the Shi'ite fighters a launchpad into neighboring Syria to support Assad. How Iran closed the Mosul 'horseshoe' and changed Iraq war 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Government forces backed by Shi'ite militias from Iran, Lebanon and Iraq punched into the rebel-held area from the northeast last week. Assad, allies aim to seize all Aleppo before Trump takes power: official 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Some 100,000 Iraqi government troops, Kurdish security forces and mainly Shi'ite militiamen are participating in the assault on Mosul, with air and ground support from a U.S.-led international military coalition. Islamic State arrests shopkeepers for hiking prices in nearly besieged Mosul 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The group considers all Shi'ite Muslims to be heretics who must repent or die. Iraqi forces grind on in east Mosul as political rift opens over Shi'ite militias 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Previous Israeli attacks deeper in Syria have mainly targeted supply routes and arms depots of Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, whose fighters support Syrian President Bashar al Assad's army. Israeli air strike kills four Islamic State-linked gunmen on Golan 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Tal Afar's Shi'ite community fled after Islamic State, a hardline Sunni group, swept through the region two years ago, declaring from Mosul a "caliphate" that also spanned parts of Syria. Iraq readies force to storm flashpoint town near Mosul 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The attack took place at gas station with an adjacent restaurant used by Iranian pilgrims to rest on their way back from the Arbaeen pilgrimage in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala. Suicide car bomb kills 12 south of Baghdad: police and medical sources 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Retail prices rose in Mosul last week after Popular Mobilisation, a force of mainly Iranian-backed pro-government Shi'ite paramilitaries, cut the road linking the Iraqi and Syrian parts of the "caliphate", Mosul's main supply route. Islamic State arrests shopkeepers for hiking prices in nearly besieged Mosul 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The Iraqi military estimates there are 5,000 to 6,000 insurgents in Mosul facing a 100,000-strong force made up of Iraqi government troops, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Shi'ite Popular Mobilisation units. Iraqi forces grind on in east Mosul as political rift opens over Shi'ite militias 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z It is turning into the most complex campaign in Iraq since the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, a Sunni, and empowered the nation's Shi'ite majority. Kurds, Shi'ite fighters to coordinate after sealing off Mosul 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z It is turning into the most complex campaign in Iraq since the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and empowered the nation's Shi'ite majority. Civilians flee as Shi'ite groups close in on flashpoint town west of Mosul 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z A 100,000-strong coalition of Iraqi government forces, Kurdish fighters and Shi'ite paramilitary units is surrounding the city. U.S. strike destroys bridge, restricts Islamic State in Mosul: official 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The civil war pits President Bashar al-Assad backed by Russia's air force, Iran and Shi'ite militias against mostly Sunni rebels including groups supported by the United States, Turkey and Gulf monarchies. Syrian family of six among dozens killed in Aleppo attacks 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Official status for the Shi'ite fighters could feed into the narrative of fear and resentment among Sunnis that helped Islamic State's Sunni militants sweep to power in areas covering a third of Iraq in 2014. Iraqi forces grind on in east Mosul as political rift opens over Shi'ite militias 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Tal Afar also had a Shi'ite community, which fled in 2014 when the Sunnis of Islamic State swept through the region. Kurds, Shi'ite fighters to coordinate after sealing off Mosul 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Republicans in his administration will not want to cooperate with Russia, or bow to the huge influence wielded by Iran in Syria, where thousands of Shi'ite militiamen including Lebanon's Hezbollah are fighting on Assad's side. For Syria rebels, Trump win adds to uncertain fate 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The war pits President Bashar al-Assad backed by Russia, Iran and Shi'ite militias against a medley of Sunni rebels including groups supported by the United States, Turkey and Gulf monarchies, as well as jihadist groups. All hospitals in East Aleppo out of action: health directorate 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z A media unit run by Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shi'ite group fighting in support of Assad, said the army had made progress in northeastern Aleppo. Battle for Aleppo escalates, U.N. sees 'bleak moment' 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The slow progress was overshadowed by the sectarian political quarrel that erupted in Baghdad on Saturday when Shi'ite lawmakers forced a law through parliament legalizing the mainly Iranian-backed paramilitary units known as Popular Mobilisation forces. Iraqi forces grind on in east Mosul as political rift opens over Shi'ite militias 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Facing them is a 100,000-strong coalition of Iraqi government forces, Kurdish fighters and Shi'ite paramilitary units. Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The operation involves some 100,000 government troops, Kurdish security forces and Shi'ite militiamen. In battered town seized from IS, Iraq's Yazidis dream of return 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Syria's civil war pits President Bashar al-Assad backed by Russia, Iran and Shi'ite militias against mostly Sunni rebels seeking to oust him, including groups backed by Turkey, the United States and Gulf Arab monarchies. Air strike hits third Syrian hospital in 24 hours: monitor 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The Syrian army backed by Russian air strikes and Shi'ite militias including Lebanon's Hezbollah have been waging a fierce campaign against the insurgents in the city, before the war the country's most populous. Syrian rebels battle each other north of Aleppo 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Under Iraq's political system that splits top jobs between different communities, the prime minister is a member of the Shi'ite majority. Iraqi forces grind on in east Mosul as political rift opens over Shi'ite militias 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z The Nineveh region surrounding Mosul is a mosaic of ethnic and religious communities - Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, Yazidis, Christians, Sunnis, Shi'ites - though Sunni Arabs comprise the overwhelming majority. Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Outside the city, Kurdish peshmerga forces are holding territory to the northeast and mainly Shi'ite paramilitary forces are deployed to the west. Iraqi army says advances in Mosul, despite suicide bombers 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Kurdish peshmerga and Shi'ite paramilitary forces are holding territory to the northeast and to the west. Iraqi special forces seize Mosul district in fresh push 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group, is fighting in support of Damascus. Syrian government battles rebels for key Aleppo district 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Islamic State militants took over a mosque and several houses in an Iraqi town south of Mosul on Friday, a local police officer said, killing seven soldiers and fighters from the Shi'ite Popular Mobilisation force. Islamic State fighters attack town south of Mosul 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z In Iraq, it is fighting U.S.-backed Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, and Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militias. IS leader confident in victory, in first message about Mosul battle 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are also deployed on the eastern and northern fronts, and Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militias are attacking Islamic State west of Mosul. Iraqi forces advance on town where Islamic State accused of executing prisoners 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The offensive, involving regular army forces, elite counter terrorism units, federal police, Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Shi'ite militias, is the most complex since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion which toppled Saddam Hussein. Iraqi forces target Islamic State defenses on Mosul's eastern edge 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z It fears Shi'ite militias, which on Saturday joined the offensive west of Mosul, will provoke ethnic bloodletting. Erdogan rides patriotic wave with crackdown at home, combative policy abroad 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The town of Tal Afar, which the Shi'ite forces say they will recapture, is Turkmen - inhabited by people with strong cultural and historical links to Turkey, Erdogan said. Iraqi forces attempt first push into Mosul as offensive enters third week 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z But he will fulfill his long-held ambition thanks to the unlikely endorsement of Sunni leader Saad al-Hariri, who waged political war for years against the Shi'ite Hezbollah movement and its allies with Saudi backing. Old enemies set to elect Aoun as Lebanon's president 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Saturday's announcement by the Shi'ite militias added another force to the coalition of fighters seeking to crush Islamic State in Iraq, but will also raise concerns about the role the Popular Mobilisation fighters will play. Shi'ite militias launch offensive to seal off western Mosul 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Turkey fears the use of Shi'ite militias in the U.S.-backed offensive on Mosul will lead to sectarian strife in the mainly Sunni region and cause an exodus of refugees. Iraq's Shi'ite militias say offensive west of Mosul imminent 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Syria's civil war pits President Bashar al-Assad, backed by Iran, Russia and some Shi'ite militias against mostly Sunni Arab rebels backed by Turkey, Gulf monarchies and the United States. Turkey-Kurdish rivalry complicates push against Islamic State in Syria's Raqqa 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Pro-Iranian Iraqi Shi'ite militias joined the fighting on Saturday, aiming to cut the route between Mosul and Raqqa, Islamic State's main stronghold in Syria. Iraqi forces attempt first push into Mosul as offensive enters third week 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The attacking forces are set to increase soon when Iranian-trained and backed Shi'ite militias join Iraqi forces. Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z "My brother, my uncle and my cousins live around here and they destroyed all their houses too. They destroyed all the houses belonging to the Shi'ites." Abandoned villages on road to Mosul rigged with tunnels and bombs 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z A Shi'ite paramilitary force said late on Tuesday it will support the Iraqi army's offensive on Mosul, Islamic State's last major stronghold in Iraq, raising the risk of sectarian strife in the mainly Sunni region. Shi'ite militias say will support Iraqi army offensive on Mosul 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Amnesty International urged Iraqi authorities to keep Shi'ite paramilitary groups away from Mosul whose population is largely Sunni. Islamic State said to lose ground as coalition closes on Mosul 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Powerful Shi'ite militias also want a role, raising fears of sectarian clashes in majority Sunni Mosul. For U.S. and Obama, Mosul campaign is calculated risk 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The participation of the Shi'ite militias is raising concerns of sectarian violence with the majority Sunni population of the region. Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z "I have more Shi'ite friends than Sunni friends," Ali said. Abandoned villages on road to Mosul rigged with tunnels and bombs 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in the middle of a Shi'ite Muslim gathering in Baghdad, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 30 on Saturday, police and medics said. Suicide bomber kills at least 31 at Baghdad Shi'ite gathering: police 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z The air strikes have been accompanied by ground assaults by government forces, including Shi'ite militias from Iraq and Lebanon. Aleppo rebels outgunned but confident as siege bites 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Iraqi officials say a massive ground assault could begin this month, backed by U.S. air power, Kurdish security forces and Shi'ite and Sunni irregular units. Exclusive: Islamic State crushes rebellion plot in Mosul as army closes in 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The war on Islamic State has increased the influence of Iranian-backed Shi'ite paramilitary groups which helped defend Baghdad after Mosul fell and fought to recapture territory. Ex-PM Maliki making comeback as Iraq's most powerful man 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z A Shi'ite, he returned on Wednesday to survey the damage with a small truck to take out any salvageable items, but found nothing left to save amid the wreckage. Abandoned villages on road to Mosul rigged with tunnels and bombs 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The explosion went off inside a tent filled with people taking part in Shi'ite Ashura rituals, mourning the killing of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hussein in the 7th century. Suicide bomber kills at least 31 at Baghdad Shi'ite gathering: police 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z While Assad is backed by Russia, Iran and an array of Shi'ite militias from Arab neighbors, the Sunni rebels seeking to oust him are backed by Turkey, the United States and Gulf monarchies. Aleppo rebels outgunned but confident as siege bites 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Iraq has descended into civil war, mainly between Shi'ites and Sunnis, since a U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003. Sunni force pleads for Iraqi government help as Mosul fight looms 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Sunnis accuse the Shi'ite militia of carrying out abuses in regions taken back from Islamic State. Ex-PM Maliki making comeback as Iraq's most powerful man 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Nearby, red graffiti had been sprayed on a house: "Shi'ites are non-believers." Abandoned villages on road to Mosul rigged with tunnels and bombs 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Ankara also worries Baghdad's Shi'ite Muslim-led forces will destabilize the largely Sunni city close to its territory. Baghdad warns of 'regional war' over Turkish military presence 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Russia joined the war exactly a year ago, tipping the balance of power in favor of its ally Assad, who is also supported by Iranian ground forces and Shi'ite militia from Lebanon and Iraq. Russia sending more warplanes to Syria as world anger grows over 'barbarous' strikes 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The camp trains mostly Sunni Arabs but there are also some Kurds, Shi'ites and Yazidis, whose community was singled out by Islamic State for particularly harsh persecution. Sunni force pleads for Iraqi government help as Mosul fight looms 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Maliki is far from the only senior Shi'ite figure who will be seeking more authority after the Mosul offensive. Ex-PM Maliki making comeback as Iraq's most powerful man 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The village had a mixed population before Islamic State arrived, but Shi'ite houses were destroyed by the militants who consider all Shi'ites infidels who must convert or die. Abandoned villages on road to Mosul rigged with tunnels and bombs 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shi'ite group, is fighting in support of the Syrian government. Syrian army, rebels wage fierce battles north of Aleppo city 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The advance may distract from the offensive by the Syrian army and its allies, Shi'ite militias and Russia's air force, on rebel-held eastern Aleppo following a massive bombardment since a ceasefire collapsed last week. Syrian rebel advance in Hama as army pushes in Aleppo 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z "While Shi’ites make up a majority in the Popular Mobilisation, it also has in its ranks Sunnis," the spokesman added, denying allegations that the government is only supporting Shi'ites, and not Sunnis. Sunni force pleads for Iraqi government help as Mosul fight looms 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z |
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