Iraq backgrounder: what lies beneath
PDF file (891 KB, 49 pages)
- Identifier:
- 305598465
- Identifier:
- http://www.icg.org//library/documents/report_archive/A400786_01102002.pdf
- Sourced from:
- RSC
- Author/Creator:
- International Crisis Group (ICG)
- Publisher:
- International Crisis Group (ICG)
- Publisher Type:
- Non-Governmental Organization
- Publisher Url:
- http://www.icg.org/
- Description:
- This report reviews the mechanics of Saddam Hussein's rule, looks at the political dynamics that govern relations between religious and ethnic entities (such as the Kurds, Arabs, Sunnis, and Shi'ites), and describes the various opposition groups and their potential role (such as the military nationalists, Kurdish organizations, religious forces, communists and democrats).
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- Ethnic and national groups
- Subject:
- Religious groups
- Subject:
- Kurds
- Subject:
- Democracy
- Subject:
- Government
- Subject:
- Sunnis
- Subject:
- Shi'as
- Subject:
- Political control
- Subject:
- Internal politics
- Coverage Geography:
- Iraq
- Date Created:
- 01/01/2002
- Date Reliable:
- Yes
- Item Type:
- Country reports
- Relation:
- ICG Middle East Report No. 6
- Relation Requires:
- Adobe Acrobat
- Format Medium:
- Format Medium:
- TXT
- Format Extent:
- 49 p.
- Rights:
- Cleared