Explainer-Iraq’s competing Shi’ite armed factions and parties
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A visit by the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops …
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Kuwait foils plot to attack Shi’ite places of worship -state news agency
(Reuters) -Kuwait’s interior ministry on Thursday foiled a plan by a militant cell to attack Shi’ite Muslim places of worship, state news agency (KUNA) reported. …
Suicide bombing at Shi’ite mosque kills 7 in northern Afghanistan -official
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) -A suicide bombing ripped through a Shi’ite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least seven worshippers, a …
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Afghan Shi’ite mosque
(Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shi’ite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, according to the Sunni militant group’s Telegram …
Factbox-Who is the Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr?
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on Thursday and set it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a …