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Shiite Muslims cry as they listen to the story of the death of Imam Hussein, during the holy day of Ashoura, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept 20, 2018. Ashoura is the annual Shiite commemoration of the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Shiites across Mideast mark Ashoura, mourning saint’s death

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

Supporters of Iraq's largest Shiite party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, listen to their leader, Ammar al-Hakim, during a rally to mark Muharram, an important period of mourning for Shiites, in Baghdad on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. The Remembrance of Muharram marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala, during which Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Attacks in Iraq during religious observance kill 22

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

Pakistani security officials check the site of a bomb blast as the minority Muslim Shiite sect observed the annual Ashoura holiday in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Kashif Naveed)

Pakistani Shiite procession hit by bombing; 6 dead

By Ishtiaq Mahsud - Associated Press

Afghan security men inspect the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. A man wearing a suicide vest blew himself up near a U.S. base in the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing at least one person in what looked like a thwarted attempt to attack the American base, police said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Suicide blast hits near U.S. base in Afghan capital

By Heidi Vogt and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

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Afghan security men and media members gather at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. A man wearing a suicide vest blew himself up near a U.S. base in the capital early Wednesday. Two guards were killed.

2 Taliban suicide bombers kill 2 guards in Kabul

By Rahim Faiez and Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

Afghan policemen pick up debris after a motorcycle bomb Tuesday in Kandahar killed a civilian. Unlike other explosions Tuesday, police said this one did not target Shiites. (Associated Press)

Shiites attacked in Kabul

By Amir Shah and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Afghan police officers stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

At least 56 killed in rare attacks on Afghan Shiites

By Amir Shah and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Shiites mark day of grief amid sectarian strife

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

72 deaths mar Shi’ite ritual honoring saint