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Shias rejected the authority of these rulers. In 680, soldiers of the second Umayyad caliph killed Ali’s son, Husayn, and many of his companions in Karbala, …

Dozens killed in Pakistan sectarian violence – BBC News

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24 Nov 2024 — Pakistani authorities say they have negotiated a seven-day ceasefire after more than 80 people were killed in renewed sectarian violence in the north-west of …

Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State

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On 12 June 2014, the Islamic State killed 1,700 unarmed Shia Iraqi Army cadet recruits in the Camp Speicher massacre. IS has also …

Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in …

Al Jazeerahttps://www.aljazeera.com › News › Conflict

24 Nov 2024 — … killing at least 40 people, who mainly were Shia Muslims. In … Funerals have been held for 42 people killed when gunmen fired on a bus carrying …

More than 40 killed in north-west Pakistan in gun attack on …

The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com › world › nov › dozens-k…

21 Nov 2024 — … killing of dozens of people in clashes between Sunnis and minority Shias. … More than 40 killed in north-west Pakistan in gun attack on Shia …

More than 80 killed, dozens injured amid Pakistan …

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24 Nov 2024 — Dozens killed in sectarian clashes between Shiite, Sunni Muslims in northwestern Pakistan · Grief and anger after killing of blasphemy suspect in …