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1. On the Road to Samarra, Reading Iraq’s Unwritten Danger Signs.

Author

RUBIN, ALISSA J. and al-Salhy, Suadad

Subjects
*INSURGENCY, *SHIITES, *SUNNITES, *MILITIAS, *SECTARIAN conflict, *SHI'AH -- Relations -- Sunnites
Abstract

The article discusses Shiite militias responses to a Sunni Muslim insurgency in Iraq affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization as of July 9, 2014. Topics addressed include the presence of Shiite militias in areas around the Iraqi city of Samarra, as well as the significance of defending a Shiite shrine in Samarra.

Published
2014

2. Shiite Violence Traps Sunnis In Baghdad.

Author

RUBIN, ALISSA J. and NORDLAND, ROD

Subjects
*SUNNITES, *SHIITES, *SECTARIAN conflict, *SHI'AH -- Relations -- Sunnites, *MURDER, *MILITIAS, *INSURGENCY, *TWENTY-first century, *SOCIAL history
Abstract

The article discusses sectarian-motivated murders of Sunni Muslims by Shiite Muslim militias within the city of Baghdad, Iraq as of June 25, 2014. Topics addressed include the impact of an insurgency of Sunnis affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization, as well as a growing sense of fear amongst Sunnis in Baghdad as the number of Sunni disappearances and murders increases.

Published
2014

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