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How Sectarian Violence Drove Syria's Druze From Unity To Uprising
- Friday July 25, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Clashes broke out last week that were sparked by tit-for-tat kidnappings between armed Bedouin clans and fighters with the Druze religious minority. The violence killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria's fragile postwar transition.
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"Very Dangerous": Israel Rejects Syrian Interim President's Renewed Pledge
- Saturday July 19, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was "very dangerous" to be a minority in the country.
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Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ Amid Fighting In Majority-Druze City Of Sweida
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
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Inside Lebanon Politics: Hezbollah, Iran And A Larger Battle For Hegemony
- Wednesday September 18, 2024
- World News | Written by Samiran Mishra
Lebanon's political system is deeply entrenched in sectarian divisions. The country is a confessional democracy, meaning that key political and military positions are reserved for representatives of specific religious sects.
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Amend Law To Make Everyone Say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': Ramdev
- Thursday March 24, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
A country-wide ban on cow slaughter is necessary to prevent sectarian clashes and foster communal harmony, yoga teacher Ramdev said on Wednesday while also suggesting that the law should be amended to make everyone chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
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2 Dead as violence Mars 'Make-Or-Break' Central Africa Vote
- Monday December 14, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two people were killed Sunday as heavy weapons fire and clashes in the Muslim district of Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, marred a referendum on a new constitution aimed at ending years of sectarian strife.
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Myanmar Police Fire Shots to End Sectarian Riot in Mandalay
- Wednesday July 2, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Myanmar police fired shots on Wednesday to disperse crowds of Buddhists and Muslims facing off in the streets of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, police sources and a witness said.
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17 Muslims Killed in Central Africa's Latest Sectarian Strife
- Tuesday June 24, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Gunmen have killed 17 Muslims at a camp in the centre of the strife-torn Central African Republic in the latest sectarian violence to wrack the impoverished country, peacekeepers said on Tuesday.
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Following sectarian clashes, Pakistan on high alert as people call for protest
- Friday November 22, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pakistan on Friday boosted security across the country after Sunni Muslim groups called for protests against last week's sectarian violence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that killed 11 people.
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Curfew imposed in northwest Pakistan after two policemen shot dead
- Monday November 18, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
Two policemen were shot dead today during a rally in northwest Pakistan to protest recent sectarian clashes in Rawalpindi.
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Pakistan imposes curfew in violence-hit Rawalpindi
- Saturday November 16, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pakistan on Saturday imposed a curfew in the city of Rawalpindi where sectarian clashes left eight people dead and more than 40 injured, officials said.
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Sectarian clashes leave seven dead in Pakistan
- Friday November 15, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sectarian clashes in Pakistan's garrison city Rawalpindi left seven people dead and over 30 injured on Friday as worshippers massed to mourn the seventh century martyrdom of Hussain, the grandson of prophet Mohammad, officials said.
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Muzaffarnagar riots: hid in a field for a full night, says one farmer
- Monday September 9, 2013
- India News | Agencies
Security forces have been ordered to shoot rioters on sight, as sectarian violence spread in Muzaffarnagar in Western Uttar Pradesh, despite the curfew being enforced by the army.
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Muslims and Buddhists clash in northern Myanmar
- Tuesday May 28, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Muslims and Buddhists clashed in Myanmar's northern city of Lashio on Tuesday, witnesses said, as a wave of sectarian violence reached a mountainous region near China's border.
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20 killed in sectarian violence in Nigeria: aid worker
- Saturday May 4, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state on Friday, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker has told AFP.
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How Sectarian Violence Drove Syria's Druze From Unity To Uprising
- Friday July 25, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Clashes broke out last week that were sparked by tit-for-tat kidnappings between armed Bedouin clans and fighters with the Druze religious minority. The violence killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria's fragile postwar transition.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Very Dangerous": Israel Rejects Syrian Interim President's Renewed Pledge
- Saturday July 19, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was "very dangerous" to be a minority in the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ Amid Fighting In Majority-Druze City Of Sweida
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Inside Lebanon Politics: Hezbollah, Iran And A Larger Battle For Hegemony
- Wednesday September 18, 2024
- World News | Written by Samiran Mishra
Lebanon's political system is deeply entrenched in sectarian divisions. The country is a confessional democracy, meaning that key political and military positions are reserved for representatives of specific religious sects.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amend Law To Make Everyone Say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': Ramdev
- Thursday March 24, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
A country-wide ban on cow slaughter is necessary to prevent sectarian clashes and foster communal harmony, yoga teacher Ramdev said on Wednesday while also suggesting that the law should be amended to make everyone chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Dead as violence Mars 'Make-Or-Break' Central Africa Vote
- Monday December 14, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two people were killed Sunday as heavy weapons fire and clashes in the Muslim district of Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, marred a referendum on a new constitution aimed at ending years of sectarian strife.
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www.ndtv.com
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Myanmar Police Fire Shots to End Sectarian Riot in Mandalay
- Wednesday July 2, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Myanmar police fired shots on Wednesday to disperse crowds of Buddhists and Muslims facing off in the streets of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, police sources and a witness said.
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www.ndtv.com
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17 Muslims Killed in Central Africa's Latest Sectarian Strife
- Tuesday June 24, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Gunmen have killed 17 Muslims at a camp in the centre of the strife-torn Central African Republic in the latest sectarian violence to wrack the impoverished country, peacekeepers said on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Following sectarian clashes, Pakistan on high alert as people call for protest
- Friday November 22, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pakistan on Friday boosted security across the country after Sunni Muslim groups called for protests against last week's sectarian violence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that killed 11 people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Curfew imposed in northwest Pakistan after two policemen shot dead
- Monday November 18, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
Two policemen were shot dead today during a rally in northwest Pakistan to protest recent sectarian clashes in Rawalpindi.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan imposes curfew in violence-hit Rawalpindi
- Saturday November 16, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pakistan on Saturday imposed a curfew in the city of Rawalpindi where sectarian clashes left eight people dead and more than 40 injured, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sectarian clashes leave seven dead in Pakistan
- Friday November 15, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sectarian clashes in Pakistan's garrison city Rawalpindi left seven people dead and over 30 injured on Friday as worshippers massed to mourn the seventh century martyrdom of Hussain, the grandson of prophet Mohammad, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Muzaffarnagar riots: hid in a field for a full night, says one farmer
- Monday September 9, 2013
- India News | Agencies
Security forces have been ordered to shoot rioters on sight, as sectarian violence spread in Muzaffarnagar in Western Uttar Pradesh, despite the curfew being enforced by the army.
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www.ndtv.com
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Muslims and Buddhists clash in northern Myanmar
- Tuesday May 28, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Muslims and Buddhists clashed in Myanmar's northern city of Lashio on Tuesday, witnesses said, as a wave of sectarian violence reached a mountainous region near China's border.
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www.ndtv.com
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20 killed in sectarian violence in Nigeria: aid worker
- Saturday May 4, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state on Friday, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker has told AFP.
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www.ndtv.com