Shiites

Dozens of demonstrators were alleged to have been killed in clashes with Nigerian security forces in the past week.

Hijri New Year is not as well known or as widely celebrated as Eid al-Adha, which marks the culmination of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. But it is still a significant day for Islam's 1.8 billion adherents.

Netanyahu accused Iran of bringing some 80,000 Shiite fighters to Syria, from countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan, to "convert" Sunni Muslims in Syria and launch attacks against Israel.

A string of recent attacks have targeted Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Iran.

An exodus of 700,000 refugees may overwhelm plans for providing humanitarian aid.

Iran is the godfather of modern terrorism that until 9/11 had helped kill more Americans than the Saudis would ever care to.

Shiite militias in Iraq detained, tortured and abused far more Sunni civilians during the American-backed capture of the town of Falluja in June than U.S. officials have publicly acknowledged.

The attack on the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi reignited fears of greater sectarian strife in Iraq.

For Iran, an intra-Shia conflict or even civil war inside Baghdad would be an even greater disaster than that posed by ISIS when it invaded northern Iraq in 2014.

A suicide bomber appeared to target Shi'ite Muslim militia fighters in the provincial capital of Diyala.

The U.S. backs Abadi because it doesn't want to re-open Iraq's political can of worms in the midst of a military campaign.

The attack follows the deadliest bombing in Baghdad this year, which left 78 people dead in a Shi'ite district on Sunday.

Moises Saman traveled to Iraq to photograph Sunnis uprooted from their homes.

With the nation's top two clerics old and unwell, more of the same may not be on offer.

Iraq's deadly Shiite militias are lurking in the shadows.

The deadly assault will raise tensions in the kingdom's largely Shiite Eastern province.

The veep was the point man for policy in the birthplace of ISIS, but it's hard to assign blame for the desert disaster.

Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Shiite Muslim cleric dissident to death.

"The Sunni tribes will come out on top. It's their country. They have something to fight for."