Sunni Muslim Extremists

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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.

• 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.

• Iran to Combat Terrorism in Iraq: Rouhani

  Predominantly Shiite Muslim Iran will combat terrorism by Sunni extremists in neighbouring Iraq, President Hassan Rouhani warned on Thursday.

• Gunmen attack Shiite Muslims in Pakistan, 13 killed

  Suspected Sunni extremists opened fire on Shiite Muslims traveling through southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 13 people in the latest apparent sectarian attack to hit the country, police said. Sunni militants with ideological and operational links to al-Qaida and the Taliban have carried out scores of bombings and shootings against minority ...