Unrest in Iraq: Continuation of the Arab Spring or a New Political Reality?

... Want to Overthrow the Regime," which is hard to see in any other light than a direct reference to the sentiments of the Arab Spring. This association with the events of 2011 is far from accidental. The developments in Iraq are taking place in the ... ... resulted in the Shiites dominating the political spectrum, which entailed severe political consequences. For the first time, the Sunnis found themselves in a position of the ethnic-denominational minority. They felt the growing inferiority of their situation,...