Karbala, south of Baghdad in Iraq's Shiite heartland, is one of the world's holiest Shiite cities.
the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran.
The US has accused Iran of arming, training and funding Shiite extremists inside Iraq.
Religion: Islam is the State Religion, Shiite Muslim 60%, Sunni Muslim 37%; other 3%.
A Shiite festival held during the first ten days of this month.
A Pakistani policeman holds an automatic weapon as he stands guard in front of a Shiite Muslim Mosque in Karachi.
Iraqi workers were the targets of shootings and car bombings from a Shiite mosque to a police station.
Hezbollah operates from mainly Shiite areas of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. American intelligence experts say some members are active in Europe, Africa and the Americas.
He spoke of a substantial backlash also against Iran's support of radical Shiite militias, and said Tehran would be well-advised to reconsider its behavior toward its neighbor.
The relatives said mrs of the Shiite Mahdi Army militia cametothe wifes home on October 23 and dragged Taei into theircar.
The execution, carried out last month by Iraq's largest Shiite militia, would have been unexceptional but for one fact: The victim was one of its own.
The ayatollah was considered a relative moderate among the Shiite leadership, and he was sometimes criticized for allowing his followers to cooperate with the U. S. administration of Iraq.
Saudi Arabia has also been concerned by what it sees as Iranian meddling in Yemen in support of the rebellion by the Houthis (a Shiite minority in the north).
在以*列入侵及伊朗战争(1979)的时代背景下,于1982年成立于黎巴嫩南部。宗旨是将以*列逐出黎巴嫩,并在黎巴嫩推动伊朗式的什叶派(Shiite)*共和政体。
