Mapping Out Iraq's Fighting Groups -- Al Hazeera
A synopsis of the various fighters in Iraq grouped by religion, culture, region, and political agendas.
Following the US military's withdrawal from Iraq at the end of 2011, Sunni and Shia militias changed course: Some joined the political process, while others went through a period of inactivity. The ongoing conflict in Syria, however, has given a new lease on life to many of those groups.
And despite the apparent sectarian edge of the current conflict, neither the Sunni nor the Shia militias are acting as a monolith. They are both fraught with divisions.
Al Jazeera maps out the different forces dominating Iraq's killing fields.
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My comment: Not one of these groups deserve our support.
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