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Who Are The Alawites, Why Are They Being Hunted Down And Killed In Syria?
Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who suffered under Assad's rule.
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Syria's Assad Told Iran That Turkey Was Aiding Rebels To Unseat Him: Report
In the final days leading to his ouster, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad complained to Iran's foreign minister that Turkey was actively supporting Sunni rebels in their offensive to topple him, two Iranian officials told Reuters this week.
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Fall Of Assads: How An Alawite Family Ruled Over A Sunni Nation For Decades
The Assads have ruled Syria for over half a century. Today, rebel forces have breached their seat of power Damascus, prompting President Bashar al-Assad to flee and effectively ending the family's rule over Syria.
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What's Behind The Feud Between Saudi Arabia And Iran? Power.
Iran is the predominant Shiite power in the region, and Saudi Arabia is a Sunni powerhouse. Is this just an age-old religious war?
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ISIS Denounces Saudi Arabia's Anti-ISIS Coalition
ISIS threatened to attack Saudi Arabia for "colluding with crusaders" after the oil-rich kingdom said it had established a 34-state Islamic military coalition to target the militants.
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Syrian Army Advances With Help of Intensified Russian Air Strikes
Russian war planes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State today, insurgents said, helping Moscow's ally creclaim territory and dealing a fresh setback to the strategy of Washington and its allies.
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Car Bomb Claimed by Islamic State Kills 4 in Yemen Capital
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed four people near a Shiite mosque in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Shiite rebels said.
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28 Dead in Attack on Shiites in Yemen Claimed by Islamic State
An attack on Huthi rebel leaders in the Yemeni capital claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 28 people, medics said, the latest deadly assault on Shiites by the Sunni extremists.
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Saudi Seeks Nuclear Deals, Alliances to Counter Iran
Saudi Arabia is pursuing its own nuclear projects and building alliances to counter Iran, which is days away from a potential atomic deal Riyadh fears could further destabilise the region.
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Yemen Government Rejects Iranian Peace Plan
Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday.
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Yemen Fighting Killed At Least 200 Within A Week: Government
At least 200 people were killed on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital in fighting during the past week between Shiite rebels and Sunni militiamen, the government said Monday.
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Armed Groups Jostling for Influence in Yemen
Yemeni Shiite rebels were said to be close to agreeing Friday to sign a deal to end deadly fighting north of the capital with Sunni fighters of the Islamist Al-Islah party.
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Yemen Clashes Between Rebels, Islamists Kill 35
Yemeni security officials say two days of clashes between Shiite rebels and Islamist tribesmen in the country's north have killed at least 35 fighters on both sides.
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Hezbollah Fighters Killed in Clash on Syria-Lebanon Border
Seven fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah were killed in fighting with Sunni Islamist insurgents in a mountainous area on the Syria-Lebanon border in which at least 16 rebels were also killed, a monitoring group reported on Monday.
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Iraq Headed for Chaos Unless Politicians Unite, Says UN
Iraqi soldiers backed by Shi'ite militias fought Sunni rebels for control of a military base northeast of Baghdad on Saturday as a UN envoy warned of chaos if divided lawmakers do not make progress on Sunday towards naming a government.
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Who Are The Alawites, Why Are They Being Hunted Down And Killed In Syria?
Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who suffered under Assad's rule.
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Syria's Assad Told Iran That Turkey Was Aiding Rebels To Unseat Him: Report
In the final days leading to his ouster, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad complained to Iran's foreign minister that Turkey was actively supporting Sunni rebels in their offensive to topple him, two Iranian officials told Reuters this week.
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Fall Of Assads: How An Alawite Family Ruled Over A Sunni Nation For Decades
The Assads have ruled Syria for over half a century. Today, rebel forces have breached their seat of power Damascus, prompting President Bashar al-Assad to flee and effectively ending the family's rule over Syria.
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What's Behind The Feud Between Saudi Arabia And Iran? Power.
Iran is the predominant Shiite power in the region, and Saudi Arabia is a Sunni powerhouse. Is this just an age-old religious war?
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ISIS Denounces Saudi Arabia's Anti-ISIS Coalition
ISIS threatened to attack Saudi Arabia for "colluding with crusaders" after the oil-rich kingdom said it had established a 34-state Islamic military coalition to target the militants.
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Syrian Army Advances With Help of Intensified Russian Air Strikes
Russian war planes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State today, insurgents said, helping Moscow's ally creclaim territory and dealing a fresh setback to the strategy of Washington and its allies.
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Car Bomb Claimed by Islamic State Kills 4 in Yemen Capital
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed four people near a Shiite mosque in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Shiite rebels said.
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28 Dead in Attack on Shiites in Yemen Claimed by Islamic State
An attack on Huthi rebel leaders in the Yemeni capital claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 28 people, medics said, the latest deadly assault on Shiites by the Sunni extremists.
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Saudi Seeks Nuclear Deals, Alliances to Counter Iran
Saudi Arabia is pursuing its own nuclear projects and building alliances to counter Iran, which is days away from a potential atomic deal Riyadh fears could further destabilise the region.
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Yemen Government Rejects Iranian Peace Plan
Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday.
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Yemen Fighting Killed At Least 200 Within A Week: Government
At least 200 people were killed on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital in fighting during the past week between Shiite rebels and Sunni militiamen, the government said Monday.
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Armed Groups Jostling for Influence in Yemen
Yemeni Shiite rebels were said to be close to agreeing Friday to sign a deal to end deadly fighting north of the capital with Sunni fighters of the Islamist Al-Islah party.
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Yemen Clashes Between Rebels, Islamists Kill 35
Yemeni security officials say two days of clashes between Shiite rebels and Islamist tribesmen in the country's north have killed at least 35 fighters on both sides.
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Hezbollah Fighters Killed in Clash on Syria-Lebanon Border
Seven fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah were killed in fighting with Sunni Islamist insurgents in a mountainous area on the Syria-Lebanon border in which at least 16 rebels were also killed, a monitoring group reported on Monday.
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Iraq Headed for Chaos Unless Politicians Unite, Says UN
Iraqi soldiers backed by Shi'ite militias fought Sunni rebels for control of a military base northeast of Baghdad on Saturday as a UN envoy warned of chaos if divided lawmakers do not make progress on Sunday towards naming a government.
