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Iraqis gathering at the checkpoint that was bombed in Hillah on Sunday
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Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech from the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on February 18, 2014. (AFP Photo/Haidar Hamdani)
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Iraq: Sadr vows to protect Shi’ite holy sites from ISIS
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr has vowed to protect all Shi’ite holy shrines in the country following threats purportedly made by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In an audio...Caption:
Iraqi Shi’ite Muslims commemorate Ashura in Karbala, Iraq, on November 3, 2014. (Reuters/Ahmed Saad)
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Iraq security forces on alert as Shi’ites gather for Ashura
Karbala, Reuters—More than one million Shi’ite Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques across Iraq on Tuesday for the Ashura religious ritual with Iraqi security forces on alert for any repeat of the attacks that have inflicted mass casualties during past...Caption:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani adjusts a translation headphone during a news conference in New York, United States, on Friday, September 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Opinion: Karbala via Glasgow
Anxious to reach agreement with the P5+1 on Iran’s nuclear program, President Hassan Rouhani is trying to mobilize support for his divisive policy. Last month, he tried to woo nationalists with a speech in which there was no mention of Islam, let alone the “Supreme...Caption:
A burnt poster of Shi’ite cleric Mahmoud Al-Sarkhi at a checkpoint in front of his home in the Shi’ite holy city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)
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