The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the 7th century ... was his father-in-law and close friend Abu Bakr, but a small group believed the Prophet Muhammad's successor should ...

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 typical mosque also includes a minaret, a dome and a place to wash before prayers. Each feature has its own significance. Sunni and Shia Muslims: What is the difference between the two ...

And he appears to advocate a return to the days of 2004-2006 Iraq, when al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi attempted to drag Iraq into a sectarian civil war between Sunnis and Shia by running death ...

At least two people were killed and eight others injured in a bomb blast outside a Shia mosque in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Wednesday, medical sources and local media said.

According to the agency, three terrorists carried out a suicide attack around 13:30 local time (12:00 Moscow time) triggering an explosion in the largest Shia mosque in the province, also known as ...