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Meanings of sunni in English

Catalan
sunnita

A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad.

sunnita
Portuguese
islão sunita
Spanish
sunismo

One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.

islão sunita
Usage of sunni in English
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The al Qaeda-affiliated Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility.
Reuters
2
The violence between majority Shi'ites and minority Sunni Arabs threatens civil war.
Reuters
3
Iranian media say Sunni insurgent group Jundollah claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Reuters
4
RELIGION: The official religion is Islam, and Libyan Muslims are mainly Sunni.
Reuters
5
U.S. officials said he had organised a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
Reuters
6
Large blasts sometimes set off reprisal attacks against the minority Sunni community.
Reuters
7
A Sunni extremist group, the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq, was blamed.
The Irish Times
8
U.S. officials said he had organized a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
Reuters
9
His comments come as as Sunni-led insurgents seize more towns in Iraq.
BBC
10
The explosion took place in the mostly Sunni Saidiya district, police said.
The Irish Times
11
Tripoli, historically a stronghold for Sunni Islamism, is seen as particularly vulnerable.
Reuters
12
Jisr al-Shughour is home mainly to people from the Sunni Muslim majority.
Reuters
13
The fate of this mostly Sunni population is yet to be determined.
News.com.au
14
Iraq declared victory over the hardline Sunni militant group in December 2017.
Reuters
15
Some factions believe in conservative Islamist principles and an Iraqi Sunni identity.
Reuters
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He added that Sunni militants were receiving support from outside the country.
BBC
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sunnita
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sunismo
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