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Rival Iraq protests underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSupporters of Iran-backed Shiite groups rallied in Baghdad on Friday to denounce their rivals,...
Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGunmen attacked a major Shiite holy site in Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and...
Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 15 dead
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting...
Influential Shiite cleric whose followers stormed Iraqi parliament says protest will continue, calls...
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBAGHDAD (AP) — Influential Shiite cleric whose followers stormed Iraqi parliament says protest will continue, calls for early elections.
Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBASRA, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities...
Will Iraq be the next Afghanistan?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoViolent clashes between rival factions within Iraq's majority Shiite Muslim community left 23 people dead and hundreds more wounded this week. The mayhem...
Bahrain's Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week, sparking calls from the...
Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
Associated Press via AOL· 11 months agoMillions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday...
Iranian women at home and abroad cut their hair to protest Mahsa Amini's death
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemonstrators in Sherman Oaks rally in solidarity with protests in Iran. One participant waves a wig...
Iraq Shiite cleric behind parliament sit-in steps up demands
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn influential Shiite cleric in Iraq whose supporters earlier this month stormed the parliament in...