Third Terrorist Attack Against Shia Minority Raises Spectre Of Unrest In Wealthy Gulf Countries

Here’s a look at the attacks on Shiite mosques that the group, which calls itself Najd Province — a reference to the historic region of the central Arabian Peninsula where the Saudi capital Riyadh is located — claims was its work.

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a man in a blood-soaked dishdasha following of a deadly blast at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait City

An Islamic State affiliate that calls itself Najd Province said it was behind a deadly bombing at a Shiite mosque on Friday in Kuwait City, the third in a string of attacks that the previously unknown group has claimed responsibility for in wealthy Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Here's a look at the attacks on Shiite mosques that the group, which

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Wahhabi Suicide Bomber Kills 20 In Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province

“I hold the government responsible,”… “The government should protect us, not encourage sermons and schoolbooks to incite against us as non-believers.”

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The photo sh the aftermath of a bomb attack at Imam Ali (PBUH) Mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, Saudi Arabiaows the aftermath of a bomb attack at Imam Ali (PBUH) Mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, Saudi Arabia, May 22, 2015. (© Al-Riyadh newspaper)

The photo shows the aftermath of a bomb attack at Imam Ali (PBUH) Mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, Saudi Arabia, May 22, 2015. (© Al-Riyadh newspaper) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia  — A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia as worshippers were commemorating the 7th century birth of a revered Shiite figure on Friday, the Interior

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4 Sunni Groups Responsible For 66% Of All Terrorism Related Deaths In 2013

The official state sect of the Saudi monarchy, Salafism (an offshoot of Sunni Islam) was found to be responsible for the majority of terrorist attacks in 2013.

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Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh

(CNSNews.com) – The number of people killed by terrorists worldwide in 2013 rose by 60 percent compared to the previous year – from 11,133 to 17,958 – with four Sunni Muslim extremist groups responsible for two-thirds of all fatalities, according to a comprehensive annual study. Eighty-two percent of fatalities occurred in just five countries –

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The Psychology Of Jihad: Who’s Most At Risk For Falling Into The Web Of Radicalism?

“Rather than assign blame onto the religious, we should determine what has pushed our disillusioned youth into the arms of radicals. Otherwise, we will remain part of the problem,” one human rights activist tells MintPress.

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Mideast Jordan

“Jihad is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that you hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that you love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows while you know not.” (Quran 2:216) If Islam has been a source of controversy and inspired heated debate over the past decade, its philosophy forever

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Inside Pakistani Anti-bomb School

Militants in Pakistan have found clever ways to hide homemade bombs. They’ve been strapped to children’s bicycles, hidden inside water jugs and even hung in tree branches.

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RISALPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants in Pakistan have found clever ways to hide homemade bombs. They've been strapped to children's bicycles, hidden inside water jugs and even hung in tree branches. But the most shocking place that Brig. Basim Saeed has heard of such a device being planted was inside a hollowed-out book made to look like a Quran,

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Officials: US Drone Strike Kills 13 In Yemen

Missiles struck wedding party convoy traveling to central Yemen. Conflicting reports on whether militants were among the dead.

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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Missiles fired by a U.S. drone slammed into a convoy of vehicles traveling to a wedding party in central Yemen on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, Yemeni security officials said. The officials said the attack took place in the city of Radda, the capital of Bayda province, and left charred bodies and burnt out cars on

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