and also the number 313 in the group's name 313 this number is also a reference to shiite islam and this morning when we talk to an official in the interior ministry often also invest he also confirms that among other things. looking into crimes that are politically or religiously motivated. as quickly if you can this gang allegedly wasn't only operating in germany what else do we know about their activities. well they have been active swell to europe. people who estimates that the total membership was about $700.00 people and the most striking thing is i think it's a connection to shiite militias in iraq and that was why we were looking at them because we found it very boring that there would be an army of militants militant groups iraq to groups operating in germany and europe and threatening refugees and also people they don't like. hunt for us in bonn thank you so much in football manchester city and england for a game stirling have called for harsher penalties on teams whose fans are found guilty of racist behavior sterling is coming off the back of the best season of his career so

thousand and fourteen iraq's ground io told a cold and some ten thousand shiite fighters on taking up the fight against the so-called islamic state the hushed al shaab the militia was born they fought alongside iraqi government forces against i.a.s. but was supplied and trained by neighboring iran the self declared defender of shiites many feel more allegiance to tehran been to baghdad they're a group of battle hardened troops united in their hatred of the u.s. and. it's heading towards a proxy war in iraq. and. the. militia could play a deciding role iran could use them to strike american interests. i mean that's reportedly what attracted the attention of secretary of state mike pump a zero. his visit to baghdad on tuesday was seen as a warning to iran and an attempt to remind iraqi prime minister are dead up to him on the up his commitment to protect u.s. troops in the country. is a serious. concern. but not everyone in iraq shares that sentiment many deplore the tone coming from washington and consider pump ayos visit imperio list and. they just want to push their interests in iraq and force marty to do their bidding jus

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uniquely, oman's majority is neither sunni nor shiite, but rather ibadi, a very old and particularly tolerant nonsectarian form of islames in many forms. ibadi theology arguably forms the backbone of many of oman's codes of conduct. it places value on concepts like politeness, acceptance, unity, and understanding. perhaps, as a consequence of that, the sultanate embraces grace and tact as a matter of foreign policy. internally too, oman has avoided radicalism and sectarian violence. it is considered shameful by ibadi teachings to draw blood over religious conflicts, unless attacked. the terror and bloodshed in neighboring yemen feels very far away up here. jebel al akhdar, the green mountain. >> anthony: this area, oh my god, look at this, it's so beautiful. >> halil: we are 64 [ speaking in arabic ]. >> anthony: 64. how many generations has your family lived here? >> hamden: 200 years maybe, more than 200 years. >> halil: can you see all the small farms? >> anthony: yeah >> hamden: all of our grandfathers built that. and they built all these things with only their hands. they didn't have any machines. can you imagine

shiite militias backed by iran often targeted and killed american forces. beencent years, there has an informal truce between the united states and these militias. foe,focused on a common the islamic state state. now that the administration has designated the irt cs terrorist c aanization -- irt terrorist organization, there is concern that the truce might become undone. when you were in a rack and talked to american forces, what was -- iraq and talked to american forces, what was their perception of the threat posed by shiite militias and that a threat that has been dormant for recent years might be reactivated now? sense i got from our american leaders on the ground was military and diplomatic less of a threat from iranian back shiite militias but more of an easing of power by those militias -- seizing of power by those militias. they had elections last year and they had some of the lowest voter turnout but the iranian back shiite militias were so well organized they won seats in parliament because they were able to get people to go vote. ,hereas overall across-the-board voter participation was low. now you have a militia -- that she militias actually have -- the militias have s