Syria's interim foreign minister said in Baghdad on Friday his government was ready to "reinforce cooperation" with Iraq in ...
Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni. The historical split occurred 1400 years ago, following the death of Muhammad in Medina, in modern day Saudi Arabia. Muslims who wanted to select his ...
More than 1,000 people had been killed in the attack, including 745 civilians, 125 members of Syrian security forces and 148 Assad loyalists ...
Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...
A television series about the life of the Umayyad caliph, Muawiya, titled "Mo'awey," which was banned in Iraq due to the ...
Iraq's prime minister said the leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed by Iraqi security forces, with the support of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the group.