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30 Dead, Hundreds Injured After Stampede During Ritual At Iraq Shrine
More than 30 pilgrims were killed and dozens injured Tuesday in a stampede at a major shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala on the Shiite holy day of Ashura.
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At Least 37 Killed As Suicide Attacker Targets School In Kabul
At least 37 people, the majority of them students, were killed when a suicide blast ripped through a school in a Shiite area of Kabul Wednesday, officials said, the latest assault on Afghanistan's war-weary capital.
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Israel Boasts Of 'Unimaginable' Power In Future Lebanon War
The head of Israel's air force said Wednesday that in any future conflict with Lebanon the Jewish state will have "unimaginable" military power at its disposal. Major General Amir Eshel told a security conference that Israel's armed forces now have far more punch than they did in the 2006 war against Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.
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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 27 At Shia Mosque In Kabul
A suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens on Monday in an explosion at a crowded Shi'ite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials said, the third major attack on minority Shi'ites in the city since July.
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80 Dead In Twin Blasts In Kabul During Protest, ISIS Claims Responsibility
ISIS group terrorists claimed responsibility for twin explosions today that ripped through crowds of Shiite Hazaras in Kabul, killing at least 80 people and wounding 231 others in their first major attack in the Afghan capital.
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Saudi Execution Risks Fueling Sectarian Tensions: US
The United States warned Saudi Arabia, which has a Sunni Muslim majority, that its execution on Saturday of a prominent Shiite cleric behind anti-government protests "risks exacerbating sectarian tensions."
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Yemen Government Shuns Talks, Begins Major Military Push
Yemen's exiled government backed out of UN-brokered peace talks as loyalist forces supported by a Saudi-led coalition launched a major offensive against Shiite Huthi rebels on Sunday.
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Policeman Killed And 7 People Injured in Bahrain Blast
A policeman was killed and seven people, including a child, injured in an explosion Friday evening in a predominantly Shiite district of Bahrain's capital Manama, authorities said.
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Syria Rebels Seize Most of Sweida Military Airport: Report
Syrian rebels seized most of a military airport in regime-controlled Sweida province today, their first such advance in the Druze-majority region, a spokesman told AFP.
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Yemen Militia Seizes Key Airbase Near President Hadi's Refuge
Yemeni anti-government forces today captured a major airbase near President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's southern refuge just days after US military personnel were evacuated, an army official said.
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30 Dead, Hundreds Injured After Stampede During Ritual At Iraq Shrine
More than 30 pilgrims were killed and dozens injured Tuesday in a stampede at a major shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala on the Shiite holy day of Ashura.
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At Least 37 Killed As Suicide Attacker Targets School In Kabul
At least 37 people, the majority of them students, were killed when a suicide blast ripped through a school in a Shiite area of Kabul Wednesday, officials said, the latest assault on Afghanistan's war-weary capital.
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Israel Boasts Of 'Unimaginable' Power In Future Lebanon War
The head of Israel's air force said Wednesday that in any future conflict with Lebanon the Jewish state will have "unimaginable" military power at its disposal. Major General Amir Eshel told a security conference that Israel's armed forces now have far more punch than they did in the 2006 war against Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.
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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 27 At Shia Mosque In Kabul
A suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens on Monday in an explosion at a crowded Shi'ite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials said, the third major attack on minority Shi'ites in the city since July.
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80 Dead In Twin Blasts In Kabul During Protest, ISIS Claims Responsibility
ISIS group terrorists claimed responsibility for twin explosions today that ripped through crowds of Shiite Hazaras in Kabul, killing at least 80 people and wounding 231 others in their first major attack in the Afghan capital.
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Saudi Execution Risks Fueling Sectarian Tensions: US
The United States warned Saudi Arabia, which has a Sunni Muslim majority, that its execution on Saturday of a prominent Shiite cleric behind anti-government protests "risks exacerbating sectarian tensions."
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Yemen Government Shuns Talks, Begins Major Military Push
Yemen's exiled government backed out of UN-brokered peace talks as loyalist forces supported by a Saudi-led coalition launched a major offensive against Shiite Huthi rebels on Sunday.
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Policeman Killed And 7 People Injured in Bahrain Blast
A policeman was killed and seven people, including a child, injured in an explosion Friday evening in a predominantly Shiite district of Bahrain's capital Manama, authorities said.
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Syria Rebels Seize Most of Sweida Military Airport: Report
Syrian rebels seized most of a military airport in regime-controlled Sweida province today, their first such advance in the Druze-majority region, a spokesman told AFP.
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Yemen Militia Seizes Key Airbase Near President Hadi's Refuge
Yemeni anti-government forces today captured a major airbase near President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's southern refuge just days after US military personnel were evacuated, an army official said.
