A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs.
1 An attack on a major Shi'ite holy site could fuel sectarian violence.
2 Sunni- Shi'ite tensions threatened to boil over into a civil war last year.
3 He said Shi'ite - dominated Iran did not want the Taliban back in power.
4 But he said that some Shi'ite paramilitary factions had exploited the situation.
5 The list of banned candidates actually included more Shi'ite politicians than Sunnis.
6 The new Shi'ite alliance is still four seats short of a majority.
7 Top News Funerals held in Iraq for victims of bombing targeting Shi'ite pilgrims.
8 Processions by minority Shi'ite Muslims are often attacked by majority Sunni Muslim militants.
9 The United States has said Iran trains and arms Shi'ite militants.
10 The 40-day Shi'ite mourning period has become a lightning rod for sectarian violence.
11 Sunni Saudi Arabia sees Shi'ite Iran as its main rival in the region.
12 The last conflict devastated many southern villages and the Shi'ite suburbs of Beirut.
13 They fault Shi'ite leaders for moving too slowly toward this goal.
14 Basra has become the epicenter of a fight between Shi'ite factions.
15 They added that they had witnessed the looting of stores by Shi'ite militiamen.
16 Analysts say all bets are off if insurgents destroy a major Shi'ite shrine.
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