The victims were mostly Shi'ite muslims, in what appears to be a bid to set off further sectarian warfare.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

The sectarian war between Ahlu-Sunna and al-Shabab is just one of several conflicts raging between and among Islamist groups in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

State Department Spokesman P.J.Crowley said the statements show the United States condemns all forms of terrorist and sectarian-driven violence wherever it occurs.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

The election will help shape Iraq's immediate future, either allowing sectarian and ethnic divides to deepen or giving more nationalist forces a boost.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

For decades Northern Ireland was engulfed in sectarian violence, in which nearly 4,000 people were killed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

The job is complicated by a large number of overseas voters, as well as people displaced from their homes during years of sectarian violence.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

A recurring theme among those planning to take part is unity across sectarian lines.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

The number of these attacks and the resulting casualties remained at the 2004 levels though, and as of yet have not rekindled a cycle of ethno-sectarian type violence,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

Much of the horrific sectarian violence across Iraq in 2006 and 2007 was tied to Sunnis boycotting the last national elections and then being shut out of government.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

It's extremists trying to ignite sectarian violence is what's going on.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"There will continue to be outbreaks of this sectarian violence.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

The politicians internal divisions have led to fears that a political vacuum could give Sunni militants a chance to revive the sectarian violence that roiled the nation in 2006 and 2007.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

The report says violence is at about the same level it was in 2004, after the U.S.-led invasion but before the escalation of violence and sectarian murders that peaked in 2006 and 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

Since a vast majority of the refugees are Sunni Muslims, Christian leaders fear such a large influx of citizens could tilt the sectarian balance, as well as increase competition in the job market and strain Lebanon's economic resources.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. While violence in Iraq has dropped dramatically since the height of sectarian fighting, the attacks were the second major security breach in Baghdad a city filled with checkpoints in two months.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25