At the same time a clash of ideology started among various religious doctrines which was of sectarian nature.

The biggest cause of death has been gunfire, perhaps unsurprising given the sectarian nature of much of the violence.

The protests in Bahrain are not of a sectarian nature.

Like many Iraqis, Mr. Mutlak said he worried over the increasingly sectarian nature of Iraqi politics.

During the whole of 2012, a total of 10 Sunni mosques were attacked, signifying a recent increase in the sectarian nature of the insurgency.

The sectarian nature of Iraq's low-level civil war is evident in virtually every major attack that takes place now.

This day school took the name of Sullins Academy at that time, moving towards a less sectarian nature, and has kept it since.

Thousands of Lebanese took to the streets to protest against the sectarian nature of the governing system.

In 2006, 30 terrorist attacks, including 10 of a sectarian nature, took place, leaving 100 people dead and 230 others injured.

On Friday, the Pentagon released a quarterly assessment report required by Congress that included a warning about the continued sectarian nature of the police forces.