Word: moslem
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Assad liquidated the city because the Sunni Moslem revolt based there could have spread throughout the country. He didn't see the Sunnis as Syrians but as an alien people. And he was able to exercise his power in such a horrific manner by taking advantage of the tradition of authoritarian rule...
When the original threat to kill Cicippio was made Monday, his captors demanded the release of a Shiite Moslem cleric Israeli commandos kidnapped July 28. The new terms include release of unspecified "Palestinian and Lebanese" guerrillas...
...group had threatened to kill Higgins, calling him a "proven spy," if Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid were not freed. The influential Moslem cleric was kidnapped in a raid by Israeli commandos Friday...
They said the execution was carried out in retaliation for Israel's kidnapping of a Moslem cleric last week...
There was no way to verify immediately the Moslem group's claim and whether the purported hanging occurred yesterday. The 30-second videotape was of extremely poor quality, and there was no indication when it was made...