Shia Synonyms

Shia Islamist parties would be deprived of their backer.

Ali, who had come to Kufa for a lawsuit, was persuaded by the chiefs of the Shia to organize a revolt.

In 1801 Saud, son of the amir Abdul Aziz, led an expedition to the Euphrates, and on the festival of Bairam, the 10th of April, stormed Kerbela, put the defenders to the sword, destroyed the sacred tomb, scattered the sacred relics and returned laden with the treasures, accumulated during centuries in the sanctuary of the Shia faith.

East of Boghaz Keui there is a compact population of Kizilbash, who are partly descendants of Shia Turks transplanted from Persia and partly of the indigenous race.

Shia Islamists (except the Sadrists) are currently tactical allies of the occupiers.