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Iraqi Sunni Mosques Attacked In Apparent Retaliation For Saudi Execution
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq and two people killed in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shi'ite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.Iraqi Shi'ites protesting the January 2 execution of Saudi Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr separately marched in Baghdad and in southern ...
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Iraq PM Vows To Hunt Down Mosque Bombers
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the security forces were tracking down the perpetrators of attacks against Sunni religious targets south of Baghdad on Monday.
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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Kuwait Shiite Mosque Bomber Was Saudi National: Interior Ministry
Kuwait today identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests in connection with the blast that left 26 dead.
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Islamic State Claims Blast Killing 4 at Mosque in Saudi Arabia
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, the second attack claimed by the Sunni militant group in a week in the world's top oil-exporting country.
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Bombs Kill At Least 35 Across Iraq a Day After Mosque Shooting
Bombings across Iraq killed at least 35 people in attacks that appeared to be revenge for an assault on a Sunni mosque that has deepened sectarian conflict.
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Suicide Attacks Kill At Least 17 in Iraq After Mosque Shooting
Two suicide bombers in Iraq killed at least 17 people in apparent revenge attacks after an assault on a Sunni mosque deepened sectarian conflict.
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Iraq Works to Ease Tensions After Mosque Attack Kills 70
Iraqi officials worked on Saturday to calm soaring tensions after the killing of 70 people at a Sunni mosque, as Washington branded the beheading of an American journalist a "terrorist attack."
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Shi'ite Militia Kill At least 68 Iraqi Sunnis in Mosque Shooting: Morgue Official
Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen machine gunned minority Sunni Muslims in a village mosque on Friday, killing dozens just as Baghdad was trying to build a cross-community government to fight Sunni militants whose rise has alarmed Western powers.
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Iraq Militants Kill 46 in Attack on Sunni Mosque
Militants targeted a Sunni mosque in a province next to the Iraqi capital during weekly prayers on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding over 50 as members of the Islamic State group continue to push through the area, officials said.
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Iraqi Sunni Mosques Attacked In Apparent Retaliation For Saudi Execution
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq and two people killed in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shi'ite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.Iraqi Shi'ites protesting the January 2 execution of Saudi Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr separately marched in Baghdad and in southern ...
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Iraq PM Vows To Hunt Down Mosque Bombers
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the security forces were tracking down the perpetrators of attacks against Sunni religious targets south of Baghdad on Monday.
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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Kuwait Shiite Mosque Bomber Was Saudi National: Interior Ministry
Kuwait today identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests in connection with the blast that left 26 dead.
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Islamic State Claims Blast Killing 4 at Mosque in Saudi Arabia
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, the second attack claimed by the Sunni militant group in a week in the world's top oil-exporting country.
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Bombs Kill At Least 35 Across Iraq a Day After Mosque Shooting
Bombings across Iraq killed at least 35 people in attacks that appeared to be revenge for an assault on a Sunni mosque that has deepened sectarian conflict.
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Suicide Attacks Kill At Least 17 in Iraq After Mosque Shooting
Two suicide bombers in Iraq killed at least 17 people in apparent revenge attacks after an assault on a Sunni mosque deepened sectarian conflict.
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Iraq Works to Ease Tensions After Mosque Attack Kills 70
Iraqi officials worked on Saturday to calm soaring tensions after the killing of 70 people at a Sunni mosque, as Washington branded the beheading of an American journalist a "terrorist attack."
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Shi'ite Militia Kill At least 68 Iraqi Sunnis in Mosque Shooting: Morgue Official
Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen machine gunned minority Sunni Muslims in a village mosque on Friday, killing dozens just as Baghdad was trying to build a cross-community government to fight Sunni militants whose rise has alarmed Western powers.
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Iraq Militants Kill 46 in Attack on Sunni Mosque
Militants targeted a Sunni mosque in a province next to the Iraqi capital during weekly prayers on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding over 50 as members of the Islamic State group continue to push through the area, officials said.
