Some of the religious-related violence stories in the last 12 days:
Al-Sistani aide shot dead
U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad combat
Bomb blast kills 3 U.S. soldiers in eastern Baghdad
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At least 11 dead in mortar attack on gas station in Baghdad
Hamas: at least 1 dead, several wounded in Gaza airstrike
U.S. military reports raid in Diwaniya against Shiite insurgents; 3 dead, 3 detained
At least 12 killed in Pakistan attacks
More than a dozen U.S. troops killed in Iraq this week
37 bodies discovered in Baghdad in 2-day span
Dual bomb attacks kill 1, wound 8 in Baghdad
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Two U.S. soldiers killed Sunday, bringing weekend death toll to 4
At least 11 dead in mortar attack on gas station in Baghdad
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U.S. military reports another soldier killed Sunday, bringing weekend toll to 5
Suicide truck bomber kills at least 28; roadside bombings kill 11
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U.S. and Iraqi forces tangle with the Medhi Army in eastern Baghdad
Israel kills Palestinian gunmen in northern Gaza
Nearly two dozen militants killed in southern Afghan fighting
Military announces four more U.S. troop deaths in Iraq
8 killed, 14 detained north of Baghdad
Three U.S. troops killed over the weekend in war-torn region south of Baghdad
Roadside bomb kills 3 U.S. soldiers
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2 U.S. troops killed in Iraq
5 dead in Samarra mortar fire
Around 30 militants killed in Sadr City violence
British troop death in Iraq, 2nd in two days
U.S. and Iraqi forces tangle with the Mehdi Army in eastern Baghdad
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Afghan troops in pitched battle with Taliban, U.S. reports
Bombing target British convoy kills two soldiers; 4 UK troops slain this week in Iraq
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Suicide car bomb kills at least 7 in crowded Kirkuk market
British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
At least 8 wounded in Jerusalem Old City attack
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Coalition base in southern Afghanistan attacked twice on Saturday
11 slain bodies found in Baghdad
1 ISAF soldier killed, 2 injured in eastern Afghanistan
Governor, police chief, 3 bodyguards in southern Iraqi province slain in roadside bomb
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1 NATO soldier and 3 coalition soldiers die in Afghan fighting
Five U.S. soldiers killed south of Baghdad
Roadside bomb blast kills Somali journalist on way home from colleague's funeral
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2 soldiers killed by Ninewa blast
Grenade blast kills 3, hurts 20 in Kashmir market From Mukhtar Ahmad In Srinagar
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Suicide bombings in northern Iraq kill as many as 175
Deputy oil minister in Iraq, four other managers kidnapped
Polish soldier killed in Afghan conflict
Car bomb targeting police in northern Iraqi city kills 1, wounds 5
U.S. soldier killed in Baghdad fighting
Suicide bombing partially collapses bridge north of Baghdad; 8 dead, 10 wounded
Israeli forces target Palestinian militants in southern Gaza
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