This is largely a battle between the three major groups of people in Iraq — Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. Shias and Sunnis are Islam’s major sects. Kurds are Sunnis but they’re a different ethnic group from the rest of Iraqis who are of Arabic origin. The Kurds live in northern Iraq in a semi-autonomous region. Sunnis occupy the central provinces and Shias the south. The populations intermingle. Saddam Hussein was Sunni and his Baath Party Sunni-dominated. This led to discrimination against Shias and discontent. Saddam’swas a secular regime.There was none of the present-day sectarian blood-letting.Thesectarian faultlines became sharp during US’s eight-year Iraq occupation during 2003-2011. The occupation forces armed both […]
Reported by IndiaVision 13 hours ago.
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