11.   Iran overwhelmingly adheres to the rival minority Shiite branch.

12.   Iran overwhelmingly adheres to the minority Shiite branch.

13.   Most of the Saudis indicted are young male members of the Shiite branch of Islam who lived in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia near the Persian Gulf.

14.   Most of the Saudis are members of the Shiite branch of Islam, primarily young men who lived in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia near the Persian Gulf.

15.   The Hezb-e-Wahadat is an alliance of Shiite parties with close links to Iran, where the Shiite branch of Islam is the state religion.

16.   The Sunni Taliban considered the Shiite branch of Islam flawed.

17.   Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, is a key figure in the Shiite branch of Islam, created during the split with the Omayid dynasty.