Rather than killing Shiites, he said, they "should merely be declared non-Muslims" and jailed for 10 or 15 years.

When a bombing kills Shiites in Iraq, some in Bahrain wear black.

The best are indifferent or intimidated; the worst quietly applaud the Sunnis who kill Shiites.

Yet criticizing fatwas about divisive issues like the propriety of killing civilians and Shiites can be dangerous for officials.

Unlike the others, the 16th Brigade was a Sunni outfit, accused of killing Shiites.

It has come to be a shorthand for insurgents who kill Shiites.

It also claimed to have killed Shiites in Tal Afar, in the north.

Furthermore, in Iraq, the jihadis bank on the fact that their attacks primarily kill Shiites.

Some Sunnis fought back, killing Shiites.

He called on Sunni Arabs to kill Shiites, a command that has been issued before.