Sentence examples for against Shiite from inspiring English sources

Sunni against Shiite.

"It will be a political conflict of Sunni against Sunni and Shiite against Shiite.

Over that time, many fewer operations were undertaken against Shiite militants.

But extremist Sunni groups have in the past directed violence against Shiite worshipers during Muharram.

Now, they are considered defenders of our largely Sunni district against Shiite death squads and militias.

* The "routine" use by the South Lebanon Army in recent weeks of Sherman tank cannons against Shiite villages.

Mr. Maliki's moves against Shiite militias have built some trust with wary Sunnis, offering the potential for political reconciliation.

He was accused of responsibility for the 1999 crackdown against Shiite protesters after the assassination of a revered cleric.

Three separate bomb attacks against Shiite mosques in the northern city of Kirkuk killed eight civilians on Friday and wounded 70 others, the police said.

At the same time, the recent violence, mostly against Shiite religious pilgrims, has raised new questions about the capabilities of Iraq's security forces.

It has been engaged in a protracted and bloody Shiite-against-Shiite power struggle with Mr. Sadr's Mahdi Army in southern Iraq.