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The Formation of the Political Elite in Modern Iraq: The U.S. and Iranian Factors

Origins of U.S. and Iranian Influence on the Iraqi Political Elite Three major events transformed Iraq and the Middle East: the ... ... Iraqi government and the country’s ethnoreligious groups (mainly the Shiites and the Kurds). Iraq was under an embargo imposed by the United Nations at the time, which limited... ... security system. Despite having some political clout and a few ministerial posts, the Sunnis found themselves marginalized in the new situation and did not have influence...

10.12.2019

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

... could no longer be tolerated, since it was fraught with the real danger of an armed confrontation between the principal ethnic and denominational communities in the state. It is noteworthy that discontent with this situation was expressed not only by Kurds and Sunnis but also by some Shiites inclined to view the PMF as an instrument of Iran's military and political dominance in Iraq. The 2018 parliamentary elections were a watershed moment in Iraq’s political developments. One of the most remarkable results of the electoral campaign was the victory of the Saairun bloc led by Muqtada al-Sadr, a popular public figure. The son ...

28.11.2019

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