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As of 2014 iraqi intelligence reported that tehran provided aah up to 2 million a month. Its territory spans 1648195 km 2 636372 sq mi making it the second largest country in the middle east and the 17th largest in the world. Ashura marks the martyrdom of imam hossein and is the most intense passionate date on the shia muslim calendar particularly in iran where the vast majority of the people are shia.

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It became one of the largest and most prominent militias in the pmf.

Iran shia 2. Iran repopulates syria with shia muslims to help tighten regimes control this article is more than 2 years old. Reuel gerecht senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies explains how iran uses the split between sunnis and shiites to expand its influence. Nearly 90 of iranian muslims are shia and about 10 are sunni. Nigeria shia group says 2 killed in anti government protests.

But make no mistake you had nothing to do with creation of pakistan nor did saudi arabia. Book rise of the revisionists. Lagos nigeria ap members of nigerias pro iran shia muslim sect the islamic movement of nigeria say two of their members were killed and several injured in the northern city of kaduna when police fired on an anti government demonstration. The group said in a statement on friday that the killings happened on thursday.

1yes we shias do have a soft corner for iran. By sam olukoya july 12 2019. With 82 million inhabitants iran is the worlds 18th most populous country. Pro iran militias in iraq.

New communities are settling in areas where sunnis have fled or been forced out as. Its the sweat and blood of our forefathers. Members of nigerias pro iran shia muslim sect the islamic movement of nigeria say two of their members were killed and several injured in the northern city of kaduna when police fired on an anti government demonstration. Iran also called persia and officially the islamic republic of iran is a country in western asia.

Irans population is about 82000000 people and islam is the religion of 994 of iranians. As it grew the iraqi militia copied hezbollahs model in lebanon. Almost all of iranian shias are twelvers. Most sunnis in iran are kurds achomis turkmens and baluchs living in the northwest northeast south and southeast.