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Iraqi Sunni Mosques Attacked In Apparent Retaliation For Saudi Execution
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq and two people killed in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shi'ite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.Iraqi Shi'ites protesting the January 2 execution of Saudi Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr separately marched in Baghdad and in southern ...
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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Suicide Attacks Kill At Least 17 in Iraq After Mosque Shooting
Two suicide bombers in Iraq killed at least 17 people in apparent revenge attacks after an assault on a Sunni mosque deepened sectarian conflict.
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UN warns against escalation after Iraq blasts kill 73
The UN warned on Sunday against retaliatory attacks in Iraq after two blasts killed 73 people in a Shiite area of Baghdad, a day after a Sunni mosque bombing.
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Car bombs at Lebanon mosques kill 29, wound 500
Powerful car bombs exploded today outside two Sunni mosques in a Lebanese city riven by strife over the war in neighbouring Syria, killing 29 people and wounding 500, officials said.
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Bomb attacks on Sunni mosques in Iraq kill 23
Two bomb attacks near Sunni mosques in the Iraqi capital killed at least 23 people who had gathered to pray after breaking their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Saturday, police and medics said.
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Bombs targeting Iraqi Sunnis kill 67
Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after dozens died in two days of attacks on Shiites.
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Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence.
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Iraqi Sunni Mosques Attacked In Apparent Retaliation For Saudi Execution
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq and two people killed in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shi'ite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.Iraqi Shi'ites protesting the January 2 execution of Saudi Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr separately marched in Baghdad and in southern ...
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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Suicide Attacks Kill At Least 17 in Iraq After Mosque Shooting
Two suicide bombers in Iraq killed at least 17 people in apparent revenge attacks after an assault on a Sunni mosque deepened sectarian conflict.
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UN warns against escalation after Iraq blasts kill 73
The UN warned on Sunday against retaliatory attacks in Iraq after two blasts killed 73 people in a Shiite area of Baghdad, a day after a Sunni mosque bombing.
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Car bombs at Lebanon mosques kill 29, wound 500
Powerful car bombs exploded today outside two Sunni mosques in a Lebanese city riven by strife over the war in neighbouring Syria, killing 29 people and wounding 500, officials said.
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Bomb attacks on Sunni mosques in Iraq kill 23
Two bomb attacks near Sunni mosques in the Iraqi capital killed at least 23 people who had gathered to pray after breaking their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Saturday, police and medics said.
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Bombs targeting Iraqi Sunnis kill 67
Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after dozens died in two days of attacks on Shiites.
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Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence.
