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3/25/2013 11:56:46 AM
A wave of tit-for-tat sectarian kidnappings took place in a sensitive area of northeast Lebanon
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3/18/2013 1:31:30 PM
Following attacks on several Sunni clerics in majority Shiite areas of Beirut, Lebanese army raids the homes of the perpetrators arresting five
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3/3/2013 12:15:08 PM
In a new sign of sectarian violence plague war-torn Syria, Shi'ite fighters from Iraq, Lebanon and Syrian are readying themselves to defend their shrines after hardline Sunnis announced it is targeted
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2/24/2013 12:23:34 PM
Lebanese Sunni protesters start a sit-in to obstruct the passage of fuel tankers in the eastern Bekaa Valley intended for forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad
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1/26/2013 12:30:00 PM
Iraqi insurgents are trying to capitalize on the rage of anti-gov't protesters and the instability caused by rising civil unrest, complicating the government's efforts to stamp out a resurgent al-Qaida
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1/13/2013 12:20:52 PM
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1/12/2013 12:47:46 PM
Shiite demonstrators are taking to the streets in Iraq's capital to show support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, which has been facing angry protests in Sunni provinces
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1/8/2013 2:13:44 PM
After more than two weeks of Sunni protests against the Shiite premier and his government in Iraq, thousands of Shiites took the streets to show support to PM
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1/8/2013 1:59:25 PM
To show support for protests that accuse Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of marginalization and that threaten his fragile government, Iraqi Sunni Muslim and Kurdish ministers boycotted a cabinet session
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1/3/2013 5:04:56 PM
Yet another attack in Iraq against Shiites took place when a car bomb in a parking lot mostly used for vehicles transporting pilgrims killed at least 15 people and wounded 47 others
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1/2/2013 5:22:12 PM
On the eve of a major Shiite religious ceremony a car bomb killed two pilgrims, while in another attack the nephew of the parliament speaker died in a separate attack, Sunni militants are suspected
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12/29/2012 5:42:18 PM
Tens of thousands protest in Iraq against Prime Minister Maliki, Iranian influence on Iraqi politics, and in defence of women and prisoners rights
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12/20/2012 8:39:42 PM
As Iraqi politicians wish President Jalal Talabani a quick recovery, talk is already turning to his potential departure; Prime Minister Maliki is more likely expected to gain more political space
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12/20/2012 11:27:18 AM
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria says the conflict obtained a sectarian dimension between Sunnis and Shiites in the war-torn state
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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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10/22/2012 11:37:49 AM
As tensions spike following the murder of a top Lebanese police official blamed on Syria, three people are reportedly killed and many others injured in heavy clashes between Sunnis and Alawites in Tripoli
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9/23/2012 12:53:23 PM
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8/25/2012 1:19:30 PM
Syrian rebels release one of 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims who was kidnapped in last May in an operation that triggered tensions between pro-Assad Alawites and anti-Assad Sunnis in Lebanon
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8/21/2012 2:41:56 PM
Fears foment of a Syrian conflict spill-over as officials and medics say clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli between Sunnis and Alawites leave 1 dead, 23 civilians and 5 soldiers wounded
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6/27/2012 3:01:58 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for early elections, after a series of political crises escalated into calls for his removal.
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