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Iran Arrests 26 Foreign Nationals Over Shrine Attack
Iran has arrested 26 foreign nationals over their alleged involvement in a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a Shiite Muslim shrine, the intelligence ministry said Monday.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On Iran Mosque
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack Wednesday on a Shiite Muslim shrine in southern Iran that state media said killed more than a dozen people.
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Bahrain Court Dissolves Main Shi'ite Opposition Group Wefaq: Report
Bahrain's highest court dissolved the country's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, and liquidated the group's funds, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported today.
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Nigerian Military Under Scrutiny After Shiite Group Clashes
Officially, there's been no death toll from two days of clashes between Nigerian troops and a Shiite Muslim group in the northern city of Zaria last month.
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Nigeria Soldiers Killed Shiite Children, No Provocation: Human Rights Watch
Nigerian soldiers fired on unarmed Shia children with no provocation before unjustified raids that killed hundreds of the minority group in the West African nation, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Hezbollah Chief Denounces Paris Attacks
Hassan Nasrallah, chief of Lebanon's powerful Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, strongly condemned Saturday the Islamic State group's attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people.
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Blast at Mosque in Yemen Capital During Prayers: Witnesses
An explosion rocked a mosque in Yemen's rebel-held capital today during prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, witnesses said.
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Car Bomb Explodes Near Yemeni Mosque in Downtown Sanaa, Injures 2 People, Say Police
A car bomb exploded near a mosque in the downtown area of the Yemeni capital on Thursday, wounding two people, police said.
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Islamic State Threat Grows as 'Caliphate' Enters Second Year
The Islamic State group's "caliphate" enters its second year today with the jihadists expanding their territory in Syria and Iraq and their global reach by claiming attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait.
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Bombings, War, Disease as Yemen Marks Start of Ramadan
War-torn Yemen began marking the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan today after a wave of Islamic State group bombings, with little hope of a ceasefire and a worsening humanitarian situation.
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Iran Arrests 26 Foreign Nationals Over Shrine Attack
Iran has arrested 26 foreign nationals over their alleged involvement in a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a Shiite Muslim shrine, the intelligence ministry said Monday.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On Iran Mosque
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack Wednesday on a Shiite Muslim shrine in southern Iran that state media said killed more than a dozen people.
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Bahrain Court Dissolves Main Shi'ite Opposition Group Wefaq: Report
Bahrain's highest court dissolved the country's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, and liquidated the group's funds, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported today.
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Nigerian Military Under Scrutiny After Shiite Group Clashes
Officially, there's been no death toll from two days of clashes between Nigerian troops and a Shiite Muslim group in the northern city of Zaria last month.
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Nigeria Soldiers Killed Shiite Children, No Provocation: Human Rights Watch
Nigerian soldiers fired on unarmed Shia children with no provocation before unjustified raids that killed hundreds of the minority group in the West African nation, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Hezbollah Chief Denounces Paris Attacks
Hassan Nasrallah, chief of Lebanon's powerful Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, strongly condemned Saturday the Islamic State group's attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people.
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Blast at Mosque in Yemen Capital During Prayers: Witnesses
An explosion rocked a mosque in Yemen's rebel-held capital today during prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, witnesses said.
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Car Bomb Explodes Near Yemeni Mosque in Downtown Sanaa, Injures 2 People, Say Police
A car bomb exploded near a mosque in the downtown area of the Yemeni capital on Thursday, wounding two people, police said.
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Islamic State Threat Grows as 'Caliphate' Enters Second Year
The Islamic State group's "caliphate" enters its second year today with the jihadists expanding their territory in Syria and Iraq and their global reach by claiming attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait.
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Bombings, War, Disease as Yemen Marks Start of Ramadan
War-torn Yemen began marking the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan today after a wave of Islamic State group bombings, with little hope of a ceasefire and a worsening humanitarian situation.
