Iraq Direct Military USA Questionable Flashcards
1
Q
Sunni/Shi’a split
A
70% Sunni 30% Shi’a
2
Q
Who was the USA trying to protect
A
Albu Nimr tribe being executed by ISIS
3
Q
USA did what to protect Yazidis
A
With UK, did air strikes in 2015 to clear corridor for Yazidis to escape into Syria
4
Q
What is questionable about the USA
A
Guantanamo Bay - holds extremists/terrorists without barge and used torture and prisoner abuse 2009 Obama shut down
5
Q
Escape by Yazidis into Syria would allow what
A
Be protected by Kurdish Army as are also Kurdish
6
Q
Yazidis are a victim of what
A
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant genocide to get rid of non-Islamic influences
7
Q
USA have previously used what
A
Rendition - terrorist suspects send to countries with looser HRs where torture isn’t concerning
