Sunni & Shia in Iraq Flashcards
1
Q
What were there disagreements about?
A
- Disagreements about size of their relative populations
- Majority of Iraqis are shia, minority sunni
- Sunnis dispute their minority status, do not belive in shia majority
2
Q
1930s?
A
Shia suffer direct/indirect persecution under post colonial govts - 1935/36 shia rebellions
3
Q
1960s?
A
Shia’s persecuted under Baath party rule, especially under Saddam e.g 1969 son of Iraq’s highest Shia Ayatollah, Muhsin al-Hakim, arrested an tortured
4
Q
1990s?
A
- Shia revolt against Saddam following the Gulf war in 1991
- Govt respondes by brutal repression, (50-100k casulties)
5
Q
2000s?
A
- US outs Saddam, creates power vaccum, disbands military alienating tons of trained men
- US establishes US-led Coalition Provisional Authority, responsible for national security and preparing country for independence
- 2005 - Iraqis vote new consitution, creates Shia pm, sunni speaker of parliament and Kurdish president, leads to sectarian violence
6
Q
2007-2011?
A
US increases their military presence
