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Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan mark Ashoura
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShiites in Iraq, Lebanon and Pakistan chanted, paraded and beat their chests on Tuesday as they...
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,...
How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShiite women prepare to march in the inaugural Ashoura procession in a neighborhood of Arusha,...
Shiite Muslims in Mideast mark the solemn holy day of Ashoura
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMourners participate in a procession commemorating Ashoura in Tehran on Monday. (Vahid Salemi /...
Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMillions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday...
Nuri al-Maliki Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1950 Birth place: Hindiya, Iraq (some sources say...
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Fast Facts
CNN via AOL· 11 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1930 Birth place:...
Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. Here are some key dates...
Defense Secretary Austin makes unannounced visit to Iraq
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Iraq Tuesday on an unannounced visit barely two weeks...
UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons by Islamic...