Sectarianism

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 08:21
Indeed, days in which 40 people are killed have become so commonplace, Rao said, that they often don't draw anything more than a simple mention in a wire report.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 08:27
Sectarian conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) has killed hundreds and displaced thousands in recent weeks. But in some parts of the capital of Bangui, Muslim and Christian neighbours still look out for each other.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:40
The Christian militiamen fighting to oust Central African Republic's Muslim president from power hide in the hills far on the edge of the capital. Out of the forest of banana trees, about two dozen young men slowly emerge to meet their visitors - armed with clubs, machetes and hunting rifles.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:13
Suicide bombers and gunmen killed at least 54 people in Iraq on Monday, medical and police sources said, in attacks mostly targeting Shi'ite Muslims, who mark a big religious festival next week.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:19
Security officials say more than 40 people have been killed in sectarian clashes between Sunni Islamic militants and northern rebel forces belonging to a branch of Shiites in northern Yemen.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:12
A fresh outbreak of violence between communities in northern Kenya’s Moyale area – in Marsabit County - has displaced tens of thousands and led the government to take the almost unprecedented step of deploying its troops domestically in an effort to quell the unrest.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 07:40
Sectarian violence continues in the country as freshly deployed French forces try to disarm militias.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 11:18
The death toll in weeks of sectarian fighting between rival sects in northern Yemen has reached 260, days after a new ceasefire brokered by the government crumbled.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:26
Both the presidential and parliamentarian committees assigned to negotiate peace talks in Dammaj returned to the capital on Saturday in a helicopter after failing to secure a ceasefire in the conflicted area.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 10:32
Kenyan officials and relief workers say fresh clashes erupted between rival ethnic groups in the country's north on Saturday, a day after the government moved to deploy troops to the troubled region.

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