Shiite Muslim

Also, owing to an editorial error, Adnan Pachachi was identified as a Shiite Muslim and not a Sunni.

Corrections Editors, The 2006

As a result of the U.S.-led invasion that toppled that secular government and brought to power a coalition led by Shiite Muslim fundamentalist parties and created a backlash by Sunni Muslim extremists, the Christian community in Iraq has been reduced by more than half.

Stephen Zunes: U.S. Deserves Its Share of Blame for Fate of Arab Christians Stephen Zunes 2011

On Feb. 5, 2010, a bomb exploded in Karachi, killing members of a Shiite Muslim religious procession.

If I Speak Out, 'They Will Kill Me' Steve Inskeep 2011

Iraq's Shiite-led government took unprecedented security measures Friday to protect Shiite Muslim pilgrims observing the high point of a religious occasion from attacks by extremists.

Iraq Bolsters Security to Protect Shiite Pilgrims Sam Dagher 2012

As a result of the U.S.-led invasion that toppled that secular government and brought to power a coalition led by Shiite Muslim fundamentalist parties and created a backlash by Sunni Muslim extremists, the Christian community in Iraq has been reduced by more than half.

Stephen Zunes: U.S. Deserves Its Share of Blame for Fate of Arab Christians Stephen Zunes 2011

As a result of the U.S.-led invasion that toppled that secular government and brought to power a coalition led by Shiite Muslim fundamentalist parties and created a backlash by Sunni Muslim extremists, the Christian community in Iraq has been reduced by more than half.

Stephen Zunes: U.S. Deserves Its Share of Blame for Fate of Arab Christians Stephen Zunes 2011

Reuel Marc Gerecht, who worked in post-revolutionary Iran as a specialist in the CIA's Directorate of Operations, says the reason is adherence to U.S. foreign policy that originated in the 1970s, which is dominated by the Alawites, a minority Shiite Muslim sect.

Experts note differences in U.S. approach in Syria, Libya 2011

As a result of the U.S.-led invasion that toppled that secular government and brought to power a coalition led by Shiite Muslim fundamentalist parties and created a backlash by Sunni Muslim extremists, the Christian community in Iraq has been reduced by more than half.

Stephen Zunes: U.S. Deserves Its Share of Blame for Fate of Arab Christians Stephen Zunes 2011

Reuel Marc Gerecht, who worked in post-revolutionary Iran as a specialist in the CIA's Directorate of Operations, says the reason is adherence to U.S. foreign policy that originated in the 1970s, which is dominated by the Alawites, a minority Shiite Muslim sect.

Experts note differences in U.S. approach in Syria, Libya 2011

As a result of the U.S.-led invasion that toppled that secular government and brought to power a coalition led by Shiite Muslim fundamentalist parties and created a backlash by Sunni Muslim extremists, the Christian community in Iraq has been reduced by more than half.

Stephen Zunes: U.S. Deserves Its Share of Blame for Fate of Arab Christians Stephen Zunes 2011