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NEWS ABOUT: Sunni extremism

Sunni extremism stories: 5 news summaries

 Iran Bomber 
 Kills 26, 5 Elite Guards 

Ahmadinejad accuses US of involvement

Oct 18, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(AP) - A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard and at least 26 others in a southeastern area that has been at the center of a simmering Sunni insurgency, the official IRNA news agency reports. The commanders were on their way to a meeting with local tribal... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • suicide bomber • Sunni extremism • Iranian Revolutionary Guard

(Newser) - Scores of people are dead after seven coordinated bombings rocked Baghdad this morning, targeting both government ministries and poor Shia neighborhoods, the New York Times  reports. Two huge bombs and three smaller blasts, probably from mortars, went off at the entrance to the fortified Green Zone, while other explosions hit... More »

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Iraq • terrorism • Sadr City • Baghdad • Green Zone • bomb • Sunni extremism • explosion

Islamic Militants Now Migrating to
Pakistan to Fight

Lawless northwest becomes haven for region's extremists

Jul 10, 08 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan, rather than Iraq, has become the preferred destination for foreign fighters looking to join Islamic militant organizations, reports the New York Times. Websites are increasingly encouraging migrating Sunni extremists to go to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where they can join a "winning fight," rather than participate in the... More »

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Pakistan • Islamic militants • Sunni extremism • foreign fighters • Afghan border • North West Frontier Province

50 More Years in Mideast for US, Ex-General Says

Abizaid: Strategic situation won't allow withdrawal for decades

Nov 1, 07 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - It could be 50 years before US troops leave the Middle East, the former commander of US forces in the region said yesterday. The Associated Press reports that while John Abizaid acknowledges that US forces will eventually play an "indirect role" in conflicts such as Iraq, the military won't... More »

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Iraq • Middle East • John Abizaid • US military • Shia • Sunni extremism • Shia extremism

Resurgent Al-Qaeda Poised to Strike US

New report says terror group poses 'persistent and evolving threat'

Jul 17, 07 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda’s mounting presence in Iraq may lead to an attack on US soil within the next three years, a new intelligence report finds. The group’s Iraqi affiliate is building resources, animating Sunni extremists, and recruiting new members. The document also says that Hezbollah and non-Muslim radical groups pose... More »

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Iran • Taliban • Pakistan • Hezbollah • Sunni extremism • Iraq war

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