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11/26/2013 9:25:37 AM
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11/15/2013 2:32:57 PM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah made a speech on the occasion of Ashura, a Shiite festival, pledging support for the Syrian regime
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11/14/2013 9:07:17 PM
‘Geneva 2’ Syria peace conference is set for 12 December, Syrian daily Al-Watan said, citing diplomats in Paris
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11/14/2013 6:44:00 PM
Nasrallah says his fighters are present on Syrian soil to confront all the dangers it faces from the international, regional and foreign Islamist rebels attack on this country and region
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11/14/2013 5:52:00 PM
Violence across Iraq against Shiite kills at least 43 and injures dozens despite intensified security measures
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11/14/2013 4:21:14 PM
To prevent any possible clashes between Shias and Salafists, the Ministry of Religious Endowments closes the shrine at Al-Hussein Mosque to visitors while Sufis keep a watchful eye
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11/14/2013 10:39:53 AM
The bombings coincide with the Ashura ceremonies, which mark the death of a venerated figure in Shiite Islam, by Shiites in Iraq and around the world
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11/14/2013 9:08:25 AM
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12/31/2012 12:42:27 PM
At least 12 people are killed and more than 40 killed in a wave of shootings and attacks in eight towns and cities in Iraq
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11/29/2012 11:41:38 AM
The death toll of a car bomb explosion reaches 31 people in southern Baghdad, a Sunni-suspected operation that targeted Shiite Muslims days after the Ashura commemorations
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11/29/2012 10:20:36 AM
A car bomb explosion causes the death of 16 people and injures 20 others in southern Baghdad, a Sunni-suspected operation that targeted Shiite Muslims days after the Ashura commemorations
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11/25/2012 12:52:44 PM
Afghanistan shuts down three major public universities in Kabul following clashes that erupted on Saturday after a ritual marking the Shiite Muslim festival of Ashura was interrupted by Sunni students
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11/24/2012 5:19:45 PM
Egyptian Shias were barred Saturday from entering Al-Hussein Mosque to celebrate Ashura as Salafists and Al-Azhar oppose equal religious' practice rights to non-Sunnis
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11/12/2012 9:59:39 AM
In a fresh wave of violence that hit Lebanon, three people were killed and seven injured in fighting between followers of a Sunni Salafist leader and supporters of the Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah in the city of Sidon
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1/14/2012 10:21:34 AM
Shiite Muslims from across Iraq and the world throng the shrine city of Karbala for the conclusion of Arbaeen mourning rituals amid tight security for fear of insurgent attacks
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1/11/2012 12:08:52 PM
Millions of Shiite pilgrims head to Karbala in Iraq to attend Ashura anniversary commemorating the slaying of Imam Hussein
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12/6/2011 12:10:09 PM
Dual deadly bombs attack mosques: a suicide bomber killed at least 54 people with him when he detonated next to a Shiite shrine and shortly after a bicycle bomb exploded killing four near a main mosque
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12/5/2011 1:16:44 PM
Iraqi officials say a bomb blast has killed two Shia pilgrims south of Baghdad during an important religious ritual
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12/18/2010 3:43:13 PM
Clashes erupted between crowds of Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims on Ashoura were safely contained by Saudi security forces
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