Analysis: Shiite leader assassinated in a mosque in NajafMELISSA BLOCK
chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" tribal chief, chieftain, headman, chief - the head of a tribe or clan imam, imaum - (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theol...
There has been no immediate comment from Hamas on this matter. In a separate statement, Adraee said fighter jets targeted a Hamas-affiliated group inside a command and control complex hidden in a building that was previously a mosque in the Al-Bureij area of central Gaza. The complex was us...
In his first public appearance since fighters entered the Damascus suburbs Saturday, al-Golani visited the Umayyad Mosque and described Assad’s fall as “a victory to the Islamic nation.” Calling himself by his given name, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and not his nom de guerre, he said Assad had mad...
KABUL, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Unknown gunmen abducted and killed an imam or prayer leader of a mosque in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, a local TV channel reported Tuesday. "Hijratullah, imam of a mosque in Rodat district, was killed after being kidnapped by unidentified...
It said ground troops came under fire from militants in a mosque. An Israeli aircraft attacked the squad, and Israeli troops then took over the mosque, confiscating rockets and mortar shells. With Israeli troops surrounding Gaza's main population centers, Israeli leaders have said the operation is...
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A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic StateAbu Bakr al-Baghdadimaking what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the centre ofIraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this stil...
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Green Party leader Annamie Paul attends a vigil organized after four members of a Muslim family were killed in what police describe as a hate-motivated attack at a mosque in London, Ontario, Canada, June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo By D...
Turkish citizenship and had been returning from Syria, where rebels toppled Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on December 8. Qaradawi shared a video online from Damascus' Umayyad Mosque celebrating Assad's downfall and expressing hope for similar outcomes in other Arab Spring nations, including Egypt...