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First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 34 mins ago - 2 reports

Tensions rise in Iraq as seven soldiers killed in clashes

SEVEN Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with gunmen today, as fears mount that Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian strife. Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Sunni, Shi'ite and ethnic Kurdish factions have yet ... [Published Irish Independent - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Shia Islam, Islamic State of Iraq, Al-Qaeda-linked

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 2 reports

Pakistani police targeted in deadly Quetta car bombing

Car packed with explosives is detonated by remote control as police special forces vehicle passes by A car bomb targeting a police vehicle has killed 11 policemen and one civilian in an area of south-west Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Quetta, Bombing, Special Forces

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 reports

Syria's Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq

Ominous ties are emerging between skyrocketing sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria's civil war. Analysts say al-Qaida-linked militants are flowing back and forth from both countries and are seeking to use religious differences to bring down the government, ... [Published VOA News - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Syria, Civil War, Sectarianism, Michael Rubin

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Mohammad Khatami

A Joint Appeal To Sunnis And Shi’as ? OpEd

By S. Muhammad Khatami and Dr. Mahathir bin MohamadWe, the undersigned, are greatly saddened by the violence and bloodshed which have characterised Sunni-Shi’a relations over time. Thousands have been killed in feuds between the two, mostly in certain ... [Published Eurasia Review - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Sunni Islam, Mohammad Khatami, Mahathir Mohamad, Antagonism

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 4 reports

Hizballah

Young Lebanese fighters leaving Syria for battle closer to home

TRIPOLI, Lebanon While the Syrian opposition urges more men to assist embattled rebels in the fight for the key town of Qusair, dozens of young Lebanese fighters are leaving Syria to join a battle closer to home Lebanons second-biggest city, Tripoli, ... [Published Washington Post - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Hizballah, Tripoli (Libya)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Nouri al-Maliki

IRAQI PM ORDERS RESHUFFLE OF TOP SECURITY OFFICERS

BAGHDAD, May 23 (NNN-Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered a reshuffle of top security officers after recent attacks left hundreds of people killed and wounded, a government statement said on Wednesday."The Commander-in-Chief of the armed ... [Published NAM News Network - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Security, Lieutenant General, Nouri al-Maliki

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

The US and Russia must manage Syrias meltdown

As Russian and American diplomats prepare for a Syrian peace conference, the Middle East is experiencing convulsions not seen since the outbreak of the Arab Spring two years ago. Syria, which at first seemed to be just another instance of internal change, ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - May 23 2013]

Entities: Syria, Iran, Crisis

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

Iraqi PM orders shakeup among army commanders

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi government spokesman said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has ordered changes in senior ranks of the military in the wake of bloody attacks that have killed dozens of people in the past few days.Ali Al Moussawi said ... [Published The Gulf Today - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Sunni Islam, Sectarianism, Baghdad, Civil War

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Lebanon: 10 killed in sectarian clashes

BEIRUT (TAP) - At least 10 people have been killed and 70 more injured in the latest round of sectarian violence in Lebanon's capital, Tripoli.The clashes occurred between Alawite supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Sunnis who back the ... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - May 22 2013]

Entities: Lebanon, Sectarianism, Alawite, Tripoli (Libya), Jabal Mohsen

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks

The shake-up will include commanders of divisions and operations, said Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Moussawi.It indicates the depth of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's dissatisfaction with the military for failing to keep the peace in the country, ... [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - May 22 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Syria, Sectarianism

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Iraq violence grows with fresh wave of car bombings

AT LEAST 13 people have been killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left about 70 people dead. Two car bombs went off in the northern town of Tuz Khurmato, a device activated in a cattle market in Kirkuk ... [Published The Scotsman - May 22 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Bombing

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

A Bloody Week in Iraq

Iraq has seen yet another seven days of carnage. What started as peaceful protests between Sunni and Shiite Arabs has led to bloody reprisal attacks, similar to those that nearly led to civil war in 2006 and 2007.To grasp the magnitude of the destruction ... [Published Philadelphia Trumpet - May 22 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam

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Saudi Arabia/United States:A Strange Middle East Alliance [Published YID With LID - 41 mins ago]

...-- could not arrange to cut our trees or do our jobs on a daily basis,'' said MohammedMohammed Nimr Nasserdine, a mukhtar, or community leader. "So of course we took part in creating the Popular Committees to defend us."

In Lebanon, Stoking the Fire of Syria's War [Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 hours ago]

...including imposing a stringent regulation of the religious activities of Uighur Muslims and of Catholic clergy not affiliated with the government's " Catholic Patriotic Association'. There were 83 self-immolations by Tibetan monks and nuns in 2012. In Vietnam, the government harrassed and abused followers of the Hoa Hao Buddhist church. In Burma, the government actively promoted Theravada Buddhism over other religions. Some Muslim villages were burned to the ground. In Saudi Arabia, the public practice of any religion other than Islam is prohibited. Shias continue to face discrimination. In Iran, the arrest and harassment of Sunni Muslims increased significantly. A Christian pastor Saeed Abedini was placed under house arrest. In Cuba, the authorities prevented many Catholics from leaving their homes to participate with Pope Benedict XVI's mass. Jehovah's Wintesses and Mormons in Cuba lack any official recognition. In Sudan, a Catholic church and an Episcopal church were destroyed by the government. At least 1, 500 have been imprisoned because of their religious beliefs, including several dozen members of the Jehovah's Witnesses. But anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions are also on the rise in Europe. The impact of these on restrictions to education, employment, public safety or the right to wear religious attire remain important issues of religious freedom."

The International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 [Published America Magazine - 3 hours ago]

Coalition spokesman Khaled Saleh said the 60-member body supports "any conference that helps transition the situation into an elective government away from the dictatorship" but would not go to Geneva without indications that President Bashar al-Assad is on his way out

Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks [Published Reuters - 3 hours ago]

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Iraq's civil war in motion [Published Masress.com - 8 hours ago]

Blogs

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Saudi Arabia/United States:A Strange Middle Eas... [Published YID With LID - 41 mins ago] By Barry RubinWhat is the difference between Saudi and U.S. policy in the Arabic-speaking Middle East? It's complex but fascinating and if you can understand the weird twists and turns in this situation you can understand the Middle East. While the ...
The Incontrovertible Dead-End of Islam Revisited [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - 9 hours ago] The Incontrovertible Dead-End of Islam Revisited by EDWARD CLINE May 23, 2013 At the moment, I would rather be writing about the smiley mask that is falling from President Barack Obama and his tyrannical administration regarding the fabricated ...
Signs of the NY Times: Drought and pessimism an... [Published fairplanet - 10 hours ago] Op-Ed columnist Thomas L. Friedman feels that the single greatest obstacle to peace in Syria (and in Iraq, for that matter) is trust . For a pluralist democracy to work – which seems to be the goal, in Syria, of everyone in the world except the people ...
Tripoli: A Tale of Three Cities [Published Beirut Spring \| A Lebanese Blog - 13 hours ago] The word Tripoli means “three cities”, which is a fitting name for a city that today houses three distinct cultures (“cities”), which are in a state of constant flux and violent interaction. Today we’ll meet the three cities that comprise today’s Tripoli ...
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Audio/Video

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VIDEO: Sunnis targeted in deadly Iraq blasts [Published BBC News Video - World - May 17 2013]
Scores killed in attacks on Iraqi Sunnis [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 17 2013]
Bomb attacks kill dozens across Iraq [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 15 2013]
Iraq's Sunnis form own army [Published CNN.com - Video - May 06 2013]
Syrians flee coastal town after 'massacre' [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 04 2013]