Meanings of shia shrines in English

For sadly obvious reasons, Shia shrines in Iraq and Syria are increasingly reaching out to worshippers over the ether.

Sunni Islamist insurgents often target Shia shrines and ceremonies in an attempt to inflame sectarian tensions still simmering close to the surface in Iraq.

For the first time in history, Shia fighters cross borders to fight in jihad, as happened in Syria under the pretext of protecting Shia shrines.

Retracing the terrible path trodden by al-Qaida in 2005 and 2006, Isis is once again inflicting mass-casualty attacks on Shia civilians and threatening Shia shrines.