sectarianism

A demonstrator holds a banner with a picture of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during a protest against the entry of American troops into Iraq on September 26, 2014. The words on the banner read "No No America."

A militant Iraqi cleric wants to fight ISIS without US help, and he’s far from alone

Conflict

My enemy’s enemy is not my friend, says militant Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. His militia once fought American soldiers and is now mobilizing to take on ISIS, but Sadr and others, even some Iraqi politicians, want no part of US-led airstrikes against the terrorist group.

Riot police attack a man during an anti-Muslim riot in Hlegu, outside Yangon, in April. More sectarian riots flared up in Myanmar in July.

Who’s to blame for Myanmar’s spate of sectarian riots?

Conflict & Justice
Riot police attack a man during an anti-Muslim riot in Hlegu, outside Yangon, in April. More sectarian riots flared up in Myanmar in July.

Who’s to blame for Myanmar’s spate of sectarian riots?

Conflict & Justice