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ISIS car bomb attack kills at least four, injures several in Baghdad
April 30, 2017
ISIS car bomb attack kills at least four, injures several in Baghdad
At least four people have been killed and several others sustained injures in a car bomb attack claimed by ISIS Takfiri group in the Shia populated Karradah of Baghdad. At least four people have been killed and several others…
Al-Nuqtah Mosque opened after five years of sabotage
April 30, 2017
Al-Nuqtah Mosque opened after five years of sabotage
According to correspondents from the city of Aleppo, a ceremony was held on the occasion of the renovation of al-Nuqtah Mosque, or the Mosque of the Drop [of Imam Hussein], after five years of sabotage by terrorist groups. According…
SRW publishes its monthly report
April 30, 2017
SRW publishes its monthly report
Shia Rights Watch International Organization published the latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in April 2017. Shia Rights Watch International Organization published the latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in April 2017. The report included terror attacks…
Shia Muslims continue protest against illegal construction at Kotli Imam Hussein
April 27, 2017
Shia Muslims continue protest against illegal construction at Kotli Imam Hussein
Shia Muslims continue their protest against the illegal occupation of of Kotli Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, land and construction of a commercial market on that land. Shia Muslims continue their protest against the illegal occupation of…
Bahrain jails 36 Shias, strips them of citizenship
April 27, 2017
Bahrain jails 36 Shias, strips them of citizenship
A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shias allegedly convicted of forming a “terrorist” group to attack police, and stripped them of their citizenship, a judicial source said. A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shias allegedly convicted…
Large blast hits Damascus International Airport
April 27, 2017
Large blast hits Damascus International Airport
A large explosion has hit the area of Damascus International Airport, with some reports pointing to a possible Israeli airstrike. A large explosion has hit the area of Damascus International Airport, with some reports pointing to a possible…
Twenty-eight ISIS militants killed in Nangarhar airstrikes and ground operations
April 27, 2017
Twenty-eight ISIS militants killed in Nangarhar airstrikes and ground operations
At least twenty-eight militants affiliated to the so-called Islamic State terrorist group were killed during the clearance operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. At least twenty-eight militants affiliated to the so-called Islamic State terrorist group were killed during…
Roadside bombing kills 10 Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Kurram
April 27, 2017
Roadside bombing kills 10 Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Kurram
At least ten people have been killed and more than a dozen others have been injured in a roadside bombing that targeted a minivan in a Shia-majority area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region. At least ten people have been…
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Yemen
April 27, 2017
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Yemen
The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland have convened a one-day conference in Genevato draw global attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen where millions are “close to a breaking point.” The United…
Fleeing ISIS convoy destroyed, militants and leaders killed
April 26, 2017
Fleeing ISIS convoy destroyed, militants and leaders killed
While fleeing to Syria, an ISIS convoy has been destroyed; many vehicles have been burned and many of their militants, including the leader known as Abu Umer El-E’feri, have been killed in an attack mounted by the Popular Mobilization Units.…