Sectarianism
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 08:38
The Army arrested a Syrian for his involvement in an attack on a bus carrying Alawite residents in Tripoli, in an incident that has raised fears of renewed fighting in the northern city.
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 07:53
Last week in Saada Province, Shiite Houthi rebels began an attack on the town of Damaj, held by Sunni Salafis, the Houthis’ ultraconservative Islamist rivals.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 10:47
A spokesman of an Islamic Salafi movement says at least 30 people have been killed in clashes with northern rebels over two days, an escalation of fighting in the country's restive north.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 12:53
Ali Al-Bukhaiti, a representative of Ansar Allah, said they resumed participation after the NDC secretary general met their demands.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 12:32
Gen. Austin and other U.S. officials have blamed the violence in part on decisions by Mr. Maliki's government to exclude most Sunni Muslims from access to any real power in the Shiite Muslim-majority country.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 12:04
Local Sunni leaders said Zaidi Shia rebels, known as Houthis, had fired rockets at a mosque in Dammaj, in Saada province, during midday prayers.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 09:22
The source transports fighters to Iran, where they receive weapons training in Iranian training centers. The fighters are then transported to Lebanon and on to Syria with Hezbollah’s help.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 08:58
Now high-profile calls are being made for Shiites to play a role in their own defense by creating armed "popular committees," attached in some form to the regular security forces.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 09:04
Police in Mombasa arrested Muslim preacher Sheikh Ramadhan Juma Thursday (October 24th) at Musa Mosque in the city's Majengo neighbourhood, sparking a series of running battles between youth who support the cleric and security forces, Kenya's Daily Nation reported.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:10
Lebanon’s army began deploying on Monday in the northern city of Tripoli following a week of bloodshed in which 14 people died and more than 80 were wounded, an AFP reporter said.