Ahvaz
Bombs kill at least 103 at Iran memorial for slain general
At least 103 people were killed in Iran Wednesday as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported.
Iranian news agency: 8 Revolutionary Guard members killed in attack
Gunmen attacked a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Sept. 22, killing at least 24 members of the elite Revolutionary Guard and wounding 20 others, state media said.
Football riots reflect discontent in Iran's predominantly Arab Khuzestan
Long-simmering discontent in Ahvaz, a predominantly Arab city of Iran that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein unsuccessfully tried to exploit when he launched the Iran-Iraq war in 1980, exploded on the pitch earlier this month during an Asian Champions League qualifier between the city?s state-owned Foolad FC and al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia.