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Red Cross reports Nigeria violence has left 'many dead'
A spokesman for the Nigerian Red Cross says that "many" are dead and injured after a series of coordinated attacks claimed by a radical Islamist sect in the largest city in the country's north. #NewsTracker #Nigeria #Nigerian sectarian violence
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Neighbours eye Iraq's sectarian rift with unease
The Saudi government is worried that departure of American troops will make Iran's influence in the region more direct, while Iraq fears uprising in neighbouring Syria may unhinge its delicate sectarian balance. #ConnectTheDots #Iran #Iraq #Saudi Arabia #Sectarian violence
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Nigeria's president shocked by bombing death toll
The Nigerian Red Cross now estimates more than 150 people died in Friday's attack in Kano, which saw at least two suicide bombers from the sect known as Boko Haram detonate explosive-laden cars. #NewsTracker #Nigeria #Boko Haram #Nigerian sectarian violence #Islam in Nigeria
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Channel News AsiaIraq violence kills 13 as PM blames sectarianism
BAGHDAD: Attacks killed 13 people and wounded more than 35 on Thursday, officials said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki blamed violence plaguing Iraq on "sectarian hatred." In the deadliest attack, a car bomb in the Shiite Sadr City area of Baghdad kill #Iraq #Baghdad #Mosul
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Lebanon Daily StarIraq violence kills 25 as PM blames sectarianism
People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad. KIRKUK, Iraq: A suicide bomber attacked Shiite mourners in north Iraq Thursday, killing 12 people, and 13 died in other violence, officials said, as Prime Minister #Baghdad #Iraq #Kirkuk
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The American | American Enterprise InstituteIs Iraq falling apart? Not so fast
Sectarian violence is on the upswing in Iraq. Almost 50 people have died in that country in the last two days following a wave of bombings and shootings. For several months now, tension has been mounting. Some analysts trace the outbreak of violence back #Iraqi Kurdistan #Al-Qaeda #Baghdad