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Iraq’s Shi’ite politicians turn down Saudi offer (Reuters)

October 30th, 2010

Reuters - Iraq’s Shi’ite alliance turned down a Saudi Arabian offer on Saturday to host all-party talks to resolve months of political stalemate because it said it was confident a…

Iraqi Shiite cleric backs al-Maliki in key boost (AP)

October 1st, 2010

FILE - In this Monday, July 19, 2010 file photo, Muqtada al-Sadr, one of Iraq's most powerful Shiite political clerics, speaks to reporters following a meeting with former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in Damascus, Syria. Aides to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr say his powerful political bloc has agreed to support the Iraqi prime minister's bid to stay in power and end a nearly seven-month political impasse. The backing of al-Sadr would push the Shiite-led coalition of Nouri al-Maliki close to the needed parliamentary majority to form a new government. Iraq has been in political limbo since March elections, won by a Sunni-backed bloc but without enough seats to oust al-Maliki.(AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)AP - Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr backed Iraq’s prime minister to retain power Friday in a move that could speed an end to the country’s seven-month political impasse but…

Aides: Iraqi Shiite cleric backs al-Maliki (AP)

October 1st, 2010

PKK fighters stand near the Qandil mountains near the Iraq-Turkish border in Sulaimaniya, 330 km (205 miles) northeast of Baghdad, September 30, 2010. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebel group extended a ceasefire with Turkey by one month on Thursday, a move it said is meant to foster efforts to end a war that has killed 40,000 people.  REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS)AP - Aides to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr say his powerful political bloc has agreed to support the Iraqi prime minister’s bid to stay in power and end a nearly…

Official: 3 bombs kill 25 at Pakistan Shiite march (AP)

September 1st, 2010

Volunteers carry an injured man to an ambulance following explosions during Shiite Muslims procession in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Pakistani police say many  people have been killed after three bombs were detonated during a a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern city of Lahore.(AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said.


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Official: 3 bombs kill 18 at Pakistan Shiite march (AP)

September 1st, 2010

Volunteers carry an injured man to an ambulance following explosions during Shiite Muslims procession in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Pakistani police say many  people have been killed after three bombs were detonated during a a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern city of Lahore.(AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 18 people and wounding at least 150 others, officials…

Police: 3 bombs kill 14 at Pakistani Shiite march (AP)

September 1st, 2010

AP - Pakistani police say 14 people have been killed after three bombs were detonated during a a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern city of Lahore.

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Police: Bombs wound 20 at Shiite march in Pakistan (AP)

September 1st, 2010

AP - Pakistani police say two time bombs have exploded during a Shiite religious procession in the eastern city of Lahore. At least 20 people were wounded in the blasts…

Bahrain arrests 4 Shiite activists amid clashes (AP)

August 15th, 2010

AP - A Bahraini security official says four leading Shiite activists have been arrested as the kingdom’s Sunni leaders try to end violent confrontations between Shiite protesters and anti-riot police.

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7 killed in Baghdad on final day of Shiite holiday (AP)

July 8th, 2010

Shiite pilgrims gather at the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine for the annual commemoration of the saint's death, in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Militants struck across the Iraqi capital Wednesday, killing scores of people, including 32 in a suicide bombing that targeted pilgrims commemorating a revered Shiite saint, Iraqi police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - At least seven people were killed Thursday by bombs targeting pilgrims taking part in the final day of a Shiite religious holiday that draws hundreds of thousands of…

Police: Suicide bomber kills 28 Shiite pilgrims (AP)

July 7th, 2010

Shiite Muslim pilgrim begin to gather at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque in the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad. A suicide bomber and a series of attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday killed 33 Shiite pilgrims gathering for a major festival with 99 others wounded, Iraqi security officials told AFP.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AP - Iraqi police say militants have struck across the Iraqi capital, killing 36 people, including 28 who died in a suicide bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims.


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