Edited by Liam Stack Sunni rebels swarm a Shia mosque near the town of Jisr al-Shughur in this video posted online Wednesday, climbing its roof and chanting religious slogans even as its lower ...
A hospital spokesman said more than 190 people were wounded in the suspected suicide attack on the Shia mosque while Friday prayers were being held. Some of the injured are said to be in a ...
Militants threw grenades when they stormed the packed mosque in the predominantly Shia Muslim area. Herat, close to the border with Iran, is considered one of Afghanistan's more peaceful cities.