The clashes overnight between Sunni and Shiite tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province came a day after gunmen ambushed a convoy of vehicles in the area.
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At Least 38 Killed as Gunmen Ambush Shiite Convoys in Pakistan
The attack was one of the deadliest in months of violence between Sunnis and Shiites in the Kurram region.
Lebanese Fear That Wherever the Displaced Go, Israeli Bombs Will Follow
Tensions among multiple sects in the country have long lurked just below the surface. As hundreds of thousands flee Israeli airstrikes in the south, those strains are worsening.
Lebanese Fear That Wherever the Displaced Go, Israeli Bombs Will Follow
Tensions among multiple sects in the country have long lurked just below the surface. As hundreds of thousands flee Israeli airstrikes in the south, those strains are worsening.
In a Region of Majestic Beauty, Sunnis and Shiites Wage Bloody War
In Kurram, near the Afghan border, Pakistan has been helpless to stop the latest outbreaks of a sectarian conflict that goes back decades.
Who Is Hassan Nasrallah, the Leader of Hezbollah?
In 32 years in charge of Hezbollah, Mr. Nasrallah, 64, has built the Iranian-backed militia into an influential force in Lebanon and a potent adversary of Israel.
Bus of Pilgrims From Pakistan Crashes in Iran, Killing at Least 28
Iranian state media reported that the passengers were traveling to the Iraqi city of Karbala for Arbaeen, a Shiite Muslim holiday.
As U.S.-Iran Conflict Builds, Iraq Is Caught in Middle
The United States and Iran are at odds over the Gaza war as well as proposals for an American troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Rare Attack in Oman on Shiite Worshipers Leaves 6 People Dead
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the shooting in the normally quiet Gulf nation.
Iran’s Proxy Forces Across the Middle East
A “Shiite Crescent” stretches from Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula through Iraq, Syria and Lebanon and back down to the Gaza Strip.