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Femi Fani-Kayode Condemns Ban On Shiite Sect

David Folami — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:07:15 +0000

Femi Fani-Kayode, the former aviation minister has condemned the recent ban of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites. Recall that Governor Nasir el-Rufai issued an order on Friday, October 7, 2016, declaring the IMN led by Ibraheem el-Zakzaky, an unlawful society. Fani-Kayode in a reaction on Monday, October 10, however, described the ban [...]

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Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing On Shia Muslim Procession In Kano

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:29:03 +0000

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shi’a Muslim procession near Kano which killed 22 people. In a statement written in Arabic on social media, the group said its bomber “detonated his explosives which led to the death” of the victims on Friday. “And by the permission of Allah these attacks [...]

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More Than 20 People Feared Killed As Suicide Bomber Attacks Shi’ite’s Procession In Kano

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 21:33:45 +0000

At least 20 people were feared killed on Friday in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State in a suicide bomb attack. According to Daily Trust, the suicide bomber infiltrated a religious procession of Shi’ite Muslims, injuring more than 50 others in the process. Spokesman of the group, Ibrahim Usman said the incident happened around 2:30pm.

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#Terrorism: Suicide bomber killed 13 at Baghdad Shiite mosque

Adewale A. — Tue, 27 May 2014 12:51:50 +0000

A suicide bomber killed 13 people at a Shiite mosque in central Baghdad Tuesday while violence elsewhere in Iraq left four dead, the latest in a protracted surge in bloodshed. The bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the mosque in the capital's…

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Officials say Iraq political rally bombings killed 33

Adewale A. — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:32:55 +0000

The death toll from twin jihadist bombings that struck a Shiite political rally in the Iraqi capital ahead of next week's parliamentary election has risen to 33, officials said Saturday. Friday's attack by a Sunni militant group came at the height of…

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Bahrain car bomb wounds one, kills two

Adewale A. — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:46:04 +0000

Two people were killed Saturday when their car exploded in a Shiite village in Bahrain, the interior ministry said, although it was unclear whether the vehicle itself had been targeted. A third person was wounded in the blast and taken to hospital as…

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Shiite rebels protest, block road in tense north Yemen

Ade Adewale — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:03:30 +0000

Hundreds of Shiite Huthi rebels protested Sunday in northern Yemen and blocked a road leading into Amran city, a day after clashes with government forces left 12 people dead. Tension remained high after the rebels set up a protest tent in the middle…

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Four killed in Yemen forces’ clash with Shiite rebels

Ade Adewale — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 12:01:41 +0000

Three Shiite rebels and a Yemeni soldier were killed on Saturday in a gunfight on the outskirts of the northern city of Amran, rebels and a security official said. The rebels, known as Huthis or Ansarullah, had travelled to Amran to take part in a demonstration…

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At least 23 dead in north Yemen clashes

Ade Adewale — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 11:31:13 +0000

Two days of clashes between Shiite rebels and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside hardline Salafists in northern Yemen have left at least 23 people dead, sources said on Sunday. Fighting has centred for months on a Salafist mosque and Koranic school…

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