Iraq: Sunni and Shiite lawmakers sign fragile pact against kurds.Husari, Ruba
HELSINKI, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- High-ranking representatives of Iraq's majority Shiite and minority Sunni Muslim groups would meet in Finland within a couple of days under the auspices of the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) headed by former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, the CMI told the...
There are two branches of Islam present in Iraq, the Shiites (Or Shia) and Sunni. Similar to Iran and Bahrain, Iraq has a Shiites majority. This majority has, however, not been able to exercise much political power until the 2000's, with the removal of President Saddam Hussein and his...
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According to a Finnish broadcasting company (YLE) report, the talks will be attended by representatives from the radical Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr and Sunni opposition politician Adnan al-Duleimi. A representative from the largest Shiite party, the SCIRI will also attend along with Chairman of...
Shiite-Sunni war called goal of Iraq insurgents
Election scenarios in a homogeneous (Sunni) and a heterogeneous (Sunni, Shiite/Kurd) populated representative Iraqi town are developed to evaluate and gain ... Ang, H. H - 《Monterey California Naval Postgraduate School》 被引量: 0发表: 2005年 Iraq:. Iraq: A suicide bomber killed at least...
Other runners include Al-Hikma al-Watany Movement, or the National Movement of Wisdom, headed by Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim, who was previously the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. SUNNI The Sunni Arab politicians entered the May 12 elections in two major blocs. ...
The US has also put in a lot of work trying to win the support of Sunni Muslim tribes in the Anbar province – this is something Iran, being a Shiite Muslim-led theocracy, cannot do. Information from inside Iraq’s security forces says that there are now a number of tribes working dire...
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