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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

3. Sunnis and Kurds on Sidelines Of Iraq Leader’s Military Plans.

Author

RUBIN, ALISSA J. and NORDLAND, ROD

Subjects
*INSURGENCY, *SHI'AH -- Relations -- Sunnites, *SUNNITES, *SHIITES, *SECTARIAN conflict, *POLITICAL attitudes, IRAQI politics & government, 2003-, IRAQI Kurds
Abstract

The article discusses Iraqi prime minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's decision to focus on recruiting Shiite Muslims to oppose Sunni Muslim militants aligned with Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization who have captured a number of Iraqi cities, noting that Maliki has not focused on political reconciliation with Sunni Arabs and Kurds in Iraq. Topics addressed include Shiite politicians' concerns with Maliki's sectarian approach, as well as U.S. calls for involving the Sunnis.

Published
2014

4. MILITANTS CLAIM MASS EXECUTION OF IRAQI FORCES.

Author

NORDLAND, ROD, RUBIN, ALISSA J., Arango, Tim, and Alwan, Aziz

Subjects
*MASSACRES, *INSURGENCY, *SHIITES, *SUNNITES, *SECTARIAN conflict, *ABUSE of military personnel, IRAQI politics & government, 2003-
Abstract

The article discusses claims made by Sunni Muslim militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization that the group had executed 1,700 Shiite Muslim Iraqi soldiers as of June 15, 2014. Topics addressed include photographs of the alleged killings that the group posted on the Internet, concerns that the claims could escalate sectarian conflict in Iraq, and the Iraqi government's response to the photographs.

Published
2014

5. IRAQ SHIITE CLERIC URGES FOLLOWERS TO FIGHT MILITANTS.

Author

Rubin, Alissa J., al-Salhy, Suadad, Gladstone, Rick, Cowell, Alan, Nordland, Rod, Arango, Tim, Gordon, Michael R., Cooper, Helene, and Baker, Peter

Subjects
*SHI'AH -- Relations -- Sunnites, *SUNNITES, *SHIITES, *SECTARIAN conflict, *INSURGENCY, IRAQI politics & government, 2003-
Abstract

The article discusses calls by Shiite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for Shiite Muslims in Iraq to take up armed opposition against Sunni Muslim militants aligned with extremist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who have captured a number of cities in Iraq as of June 14, 2014. Topics addressed include a possible U.S. and Iranian responses to the conflict in Iraq, as well the responses of Shiite militias and the Iraqi Army.

Published
2014

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