Topic - Shi'A Islam

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  Conflicted Iraqis face future without U.S. troops

  For the first time in decades, Iraqis face a future on their own, with neither Saddam Hussein's iron fist nor the United States' military might to hold them together. This has been both their dream and nightmare: They wanted American troops (the occupiers) to go, but they wanted American troops (the protectors) to stay.

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  Rare U.S. missile attacks kill 12 in NW Pakistan

  Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in northwest Pakistan, killing 12 people Monday in a rare attack in an area where some of NATO's fiercest enemies have reportedly traveled, Pakistani officials said.

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  Key Shi'ite opposition leader returns to Bahrain

  Prominent Bahraini opposition leader Hassan Mushaima returned home from exile Saturday and urged the Gulf kingdom's rulers to back up promises of political reform with action.

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  Bahrain: No arrest of opposition leader planned

  A government spokeswoman said Thursday a prominent opposition leader will not be arrested if he returns to Bahrain, but it remained unclear whether he was free to travel.

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  Bahrain king orders release of political prisoners

  Bahrain's king ordered the release of some political prisoners Tuesday, conceding to another opposition demand as the embattled monarchy tries to engage protesters in talks aimed at ending an uprising that has entered its second week.

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  Bahrain forces fire on protesters; 50 hurt

  Soldiers opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters defying a government ban and streaming toward the landmark square that had been the symbolic center of the uprising to break the political grip of the Gulf nation's leaders.

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  Bahrain protesters step up pressure on rulers

  Protesters demanding sweeping political reforms from Bahrain's rulers held their ground Wednesday in an Egypt-style occupation of the capital's landmark square, staging a third day of demonstrations that have brought unprecedented pressure in one of Washington's most strategic allies in the Gulf.

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  Bahrain protesters take control of main square

  Thousands of protesters poured into a main square in Bahrain's capital Tuesday in an Egypt-style rebellion that sharply escalated pressure on authorities as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time.

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  Clashes in Bahrain before planned protest rally

  Bahrain's security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday at thousands of anti-government protesters heeding calls to unite in a major rally and bring the Arab reform wave to the Persian Gulf for the first time.

• Bahrain security forces ready for protests Monday

  Bahrain's security forces set up checkpoints and fanned out on patrols Sunday as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt.

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  Car bomb kills 8 pilgrims on way to Iraqi shrine

  A car bomb killed eight pilgrims Thursday on the road to one of Iraq's holiest Shi'ite shrines, a highly sensitive site still being rebuilt after a 2006 attack that sheered off its gleaming golden dome and engulfed the country in years of sectarian bloodshed.

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  Hezbollah's candidate to form Lebanese government

  The candidate backed by Iranian-allied Hezbollah was designated Tuesday to form Lebanon's next government, angering Sunnis who protested the rising power of the Shi'ite militant group by burning tires and torching a van belonging to Al Jazeera.

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  Ahmadinejad heads to Lebanon amid political crisis

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is wading into Lebanon's tumultuous political divides this week with a visit that underlines the power of the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah and has put Western-backed factions in the government on the defensive.

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  Bahrain continues crackdown on Shi'ite opposition

  Eid ul-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, is supposed to be a joyous occasion. But in the U.S.-allied Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain, where the Sunni-dominated government has arrested scores of Shi'ite opposition activists in recent weeks, many celebrated in fear.

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  Saudi, Syrian leaders visit Lebanon amid tension

  The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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