MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up as he embraced a Sunni Muslim political leader in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing the man and four of his family a day before elections in the area. Full story
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Attacks across Iraq targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslims killed at least 30 people on Sunday, police and medics said, intensifying fears of a descent into all-out sectarian war. Full story
Shi'ite Hezbollah has pledged its full support for Bashar Al Assad in his war against the largely Sunni rebel forces. This has sharpened the sectarian divides in Lebanon. As Channel 4’s Jonathan Rugman reports, there's been an increase in the cross-border attacks targeting Shia areas of Lebanon and
CAIRO (Reuters) - A congress of leading Sunni Muslim clerics issued a call to holy war on Thursday against the Damascus government and its Shi'ite allies, hardening sectarian confrontation across the Middle East over the Syrian conflict. Full story
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - Western officials will meet the commander of the main force fighting President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to discuss new aid, diplomats said, signaling a new bid to help mainstream rebels and counter the strength of sectarian militias. Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf, alarmed by the shrill sectarian rhetoric of some Sunni clerics after Lebanon's Hezbollah militia entered Syria's civil war, fear they will be blamed and may be victimized for the bloodshed. Full story
Alex Wagner talks to David Wood and Zainab Salbi about the ripple effect of the clashes in Syria across the Middle East, and the fact that Iraq may be slipping back into conflict itself.
Deadly clashes erupt in Hawija after Iraqi security forces raid the Sunni protester camp located north of Baghdad. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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Iraqi mourners chant slogans against the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army rebel group and al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra as they carry the coffin of Mohammed Aboud, a Shi'ite militia fighter killed in clashes with the Free Syrian Army, during a funeral in Basra, 420 km southeast
Iraqi Muslim worshippers embrace each other during a joint Sunni-Shi'ite Friday prayer at the Martyrs Monument in Baghdad May 24, 2013. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called to establish unified Friday prayers between Sunnis and Shi'ites in Baghdad, after attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosque
Iraqi Muslim worshippers join hands during a joint Sunni-Shi'ite Friday prayer at the Martyrs Monument in Baghdad May 24, 2013. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called to establish unified Friday prayers between Sunnis and Shi'ites in Baghdad, after attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques in rec
Iraqi Muslim worshippers shake hands during a joint Sunni-Shi'ite Friday prayer at the Martyrs Monument in Baghdad May 24, 2013. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called to establish unified Friday prayers between Sunnis and Shi'ites in Baghdad, after attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques in re
