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Afghan Shias fear further attacks on Ashura celebrations
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Afghan Shias fear further attacks on Ashura celebrations

The Afghan capital Kabul braced on Saturday for further possible attacks ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shia…
As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah
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As Syrian war winds down, Israel sets sights on Hezbollah

With President Bashar Assad seemingly poised to survive the Syrian civil war, Israeli leaders are growing nervous about the intentions…
Gunmen kill four in sectarian attack in Pakistan
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Gunmen kill four in sectarian attack in Pakistan

Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed four members of a Shia Muslim Hazara family, including a 12-year-old boy, on Sunday, in…
Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death
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Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death

An attorney for the founder of a mystical, New Age version of Shia Islam says an Iranian court has sentenced…
Explosions reported at Shia mosque in Kabul
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Explosions reported at Shia mosque in Kabul

2:30 p.m. An Afghan official says a Shia mosque in the capital, Kabul, has come under attack as gunmen stormed…
Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean
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Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean

Thousands of Iranian-backed fighters in Syria’s central desert region are advancing east, bringing Tehran closer to its goal of securing…
Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official
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Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official

Iraq’s Kurds may consider the possibility of postponing a planned Sept. 25 referendum on independence in return for financial and…
PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS
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PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS

The operation to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group began Sunday morning,…
Iraqi Shia cleric’s Saudi, UAE trips show Gulf realpolitik
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Iraqi Shia cleric’s Saudi, UAE trips show Gulf realpolitik

An influential Iraqi Shia cleric, notorious for his followers’ deadly attacks on US troops in Iraq over a decade ago…
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
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Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town

Thousands of Iraqis have fled an Islamic State-held town west of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition warplanes step up strikes…
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