Shiites

Over 30,000 civilians flee Yemen's Hodeida as clashes between Saudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels intensify

Many civilians have fled from rebel-held Hodeida in Yemen as clashes between the Saudi-led coalition army and Houthi rebels intensified

Kabul blast claimed by Taliban: Timeline of terror attacks in Afghanistan capital since 2016

Both the Taliban and the Islamic State group have stepped up their attacks in Kabul since 2016, turning the city of some five million people into one of the deadliest places in Afghanistan for civilians

Kabul in mourning as suicide attack on mosque kills 28

On 25 August, 2017, an attack on a Shiite mosque in the Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed 28 and injured over 50 including four policemen

Kabul attack: Afghanistan to observe national day of mourning

Afghanistan is marking a national day of mourning a day after at least 80 people were killed by a suicide bomber attack on a peaceful demonstration. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group.

IS terror attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait: Why has the world come to this pass?

A troika of attacks - one in France, the other in Tunisia and the third in Kuwait - left scores dead and many wounded. The Middle East appears to be spiraling into a downward trajectory of anarchy and chaos; the rest of the world is not insulated either.

Saudi Arabia: Clerics condemn Islamic State as heretics but preach intolerance

Saudi Arabia and its ultra conservative Wahhabi school are often seen in the West as the ideological wellspring of al Qaeda, which has staged attacks across the world and of Islamic State, which has beheaded hostages in Syria and Iraq.

Iraq: Parliament session ends in chaos as Sunnis, Kurds stage walk out

In Iraqi parliament first session since its election in April collapsed when Sunnis and Kurds refused to return from a recess to the parliamentary chamber after Shi'ites failed to name a Iraq PM.

Iraq crisis: What is a caliphate? All you need to know

Sunni jihadists have declared an Islamic caliphate on territory they have seized in Iraq and Syria, reviving a system of rule abolished nearly one century ago.

ISIL declaration of caliphate in Iraq, Syria meaningless: US

The United States said the declaration by Sunni militants of an "Islamic caliphate" on territory they have seized in Iraq and Syria has "no meaning."

Iraq crisis: Death toll in June at 2000, highest since May 2007

Nearly 2,000 people were killed in Iraq this month, the highest figure since May 2007, according to government figures.