Sunni Extremists

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  Gaza Rocket Hits Israel: Army

  A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit an open field in southern Israel today morning, the Israeli army said in a statement.

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  Bombings Near Iraq Shia Mosque Kill 6: Officials

  A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bombing near a Shia mosque south of Baghdad killed at least six people and wounded 19 today, security and medical officials said.

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  Sunni Extremists Claim Pakistan Attack on Shiites: Official

  The Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has claimed responsibility for a suspected suicide bombing which left 24 dead in a southern Pakistani province, a minister from the region said on Saturday.

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  Car Bomb Claimed by Islamic State Kills 4 in Yemen Capital

  A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed four people near a Shiite mosque in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Shiite rebels said.

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  3 Saudis Arrested Over Kuwait Mosque Bombing

  Three Saudi brothers have been arrested in connection with the bombing of a Kuwaiti mosque that killed 26 people, Riyadh said today after a shootout with one of the suspects.

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  Saudi Shiites Hold Mass Funeral for Bombing Victims

  Tens of thousands of Saudi Shiites gathered Monday for a mass funeral for the victims of a mosque bombing authorities called an attempt by Sunni extremists to sow sectarian strife.

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  Islamic State Jihadists Claim Baghdad Car Bombs to Avenge Anbar

  The Islamic State jihadist group said Friday it carried out a series of deadly car bombings in Shiite districts of Iraq's capital to avenge attacks on displaced persons from a Sunni province.

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  Islamic State Executes At Least 30 Civilians in Central Syria

  The extremist Islamic State group today executed at least 30 civilians, including two children, in a raid on a regime-held village in Syria's central province of Hama, a monitor said.

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  Car Bomb Kills 8 in Shiite Area of Baghdad: Officials

  A car bombing in the Shiite-majority Sadr City area of north Baghdad killed eight people and wounded more than 20 today, Iraqi security and medical officials said.

• Syria Kurds Target New Border Town After Retaking Kobane

  Syrian Kurdish forces have set their sights on taking back from jihadists Tal Abyad, another strategic town on the border with Turkey, after recapturing Kobane, a monitor said Monday.

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  Syria Regime Raids on Islamic State 'Capital' Kill 95

  Syrian regime air strikes on Islamic State group stronghold Raqa killed at least 95 people as a government delegation prepared for talks with key ally Russia today on relaunching peace negotiations.

• Sunni Insurgents Seize Small Towns in Iraq's North

  Militants with the Islamic State extremist group on Sunday seized two small towns in northern Iraq after driving out Kurdish security forces, further expanding the territories under their control, officials and residents said.

• Car Bombs Kill At Least Seven Civilians in Baghdad

  Two car bombs in commercial areas of Baghdad killed at least seven people on Monday, as government forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters tried to dislodge militants from a small town north of the capital, officials said.

• Islamic State Declaration Could Lead to Schism

  A militant extremist group's unilateral declaration of an Islamic state is threatening to undermine its already-tenuous alliance with other Sunnis who helped it overrun much of northern and western Iraq.

• Iraqi Christians Return to Villages

  Thousands of Iraqi Christians flocked back to their homes in the north on Sunday, days after they fled villages under attack by Sunni Muslim extremists.