as was done with the Kurds. Obama’s problem is that most Sunnis are fearful about cooperating via America with the Shia government in Baghdad. They believe history will repeat itself and the ...

Shiite or Shia comes from shi'at Ali ... political stability or end the power struggle between Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds. Prime Minister Nouri al-Malikihas sought to shore up his power by ...

This principle is exemplified by the importance of the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon. Israel cannot allow its enemies to ...

and a zone of separation between Shia and Sunni sectors. But it appears that here America will not be leading, not even from behind. Rather, the Kurds must take their fate into their own hands.

Iraq was under occupation by a U.S.-led coalition that privileged the Iraqi Kurds as a bulwark and mediator between Arab Shia and Sunni factions within a larger ethnosectarian political order.

The Middle East is in the midst of ever-increasing tension, as conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia is spiraling to involve more countries in the region. Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties ...

Britain has an estimated Muslim population of about 2.8 million. Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni. The historical split occurred 1400 years ago, following the death of Muhammad in ...

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Notably, Saudi Arabia is governed by a Sunni Islamic government, while the majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims, also known as Shia. Other countries that cut ties with Iran on Monday - Bahrain ...