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The United States is no longer in Iraq. When the US was in Iraq, the answer to this was very complicated. First, we must assume that by "Sunni" you are referring to "Sunni Arabs" in short-hand since the Kurds are also majority Sunni, but are very religiously diverse and have distinct motivations and militias from the Arabs. There were a number of Sunni militias such as the "Sons of Iraq" that fought alongside the US soldiers, there were Sunni militias that primarily targeted Shiite militias or the Peshmerga and had minimal contact (positive or negative) with the US Military, and there were Sunni militias such as the "Islamic State of Iraq" and "al-Qaeda Iraq" which directly opposed the US military. There were several Shiite leaders (especially Ayatollah al-Sistani) whose forces supported the US and integrated into the Iraqi Armed Forces and the US-Supported Government of the Republic of Iraq and there were several Shiite militias such as "Jaysh al-Mahdi" and "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq" which opposed the US military.
The Iraq War had multiple different conflicts going on contemporaneously and the US was just one party in several of them.
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∙ 11y agoAnswer 1
US back sunni.
Saudi Arabia Alqaede and others that US support are wahhabi sunni Muslims.
Answer 2
There are Muslims that claim that the United States is taking activities designed to keep the Sunnis and Shiites from reconciling, but this is false. Sunni and Shiite Muslims have actually been brought together politically by the United States both domestically and in Iraqi politics. The United States has never supported a country or an army because it is Sunni or Shiite and even its detractors have noted that the United States supported Shiite Iran (under the Shah), Sunni Iraq (under Saddam Hussein), Wahhabi Saudi Arabia, and Israel (a Jewish State) all for primarily strategic reasons.
In Iraq, the United States supported a majority Shiite government of Ayad Allawi and his successor Nouri Al-Maliki.
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What were the primary ethnic factional groups fighting each other in Iraq after the invasion?
Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds
Do Sunnis outnumber Shiites in Iraq?
No, Shiites outnumber Sunnis in Iraq. However, Sunnis over the world outnumber Shiites. World statistics is that Sunnis Muslim world percentage is 85% of total world Muslims. While Shiites are less than 15%. Refer to question below for more information.
What is the largest Muslim sect though a minority in Iraq?
Sunnis are the largest sect even though they are a minority to the Shiites in Iraq
Are Arabs Sunnis or Shiites?
Most Arabs are Sunnis, but there is a large Shiite Arab minority, especially in Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Who are the two major branches of Islam that are seeking political control in Iraq?
They are Sunnis and Shiites. Refer to question below.
When do you think Iraq will stabilize since Osama bin ladens death?
It won't stabiliz until the Sunnis and the Shiites can come to some sort of an understanding.
Does Iraq have freedom of religon?
Not really. There are constitutional provisions allowing people to profess whatever faith they wish, but violence against religious minorities (especially Non-Muslim groups) is quite common, as is inter-community violence between Sunnis and Shiites.
What are the two main branches of Islam in Iraq?
The two main branches of Islam in Iraq are Sunnis and Shiites. However, both branches share many common Islam principles and rules. Refer to related question below.
Who is more politically powerful sunni or shiites?
It depends on the country. Shiites are incredibly powerful in Iran, Iraq, and exert an influence far greater than their population in Syria, Lebanon, and Pakistan. Sunnis are powerful in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and most of Africa.
What is the continuing conflict between the Sunnis and Shiites in Afghanistan?
Answer 1Shia and Sunni are not fighting. but Wahhabi Muslims are fighting both shia and sunni.Answer 2While Afghanistan certainly has violence between Sunnis and Shiites, it mostly goes in one direction, i.e. Sunnis killing/maiming/hurting Shiites. The largest Afghan Shiite community are the Hazaras who were historically targeted by the Taliban and other extremist Sunni groups. There is also government-level discrimination against the Hazara both in terms of non-investment in Hazarajat (the Hazara-dominated region in Afghanistan) and by special provisions that allow other nomadic Afghans to use Hazarajat's resources to a greater degree than in other regions. However, Hazara discrimination is lessening under the government of Hamid Karzai.Much larger Sunni-Shiite conflicts (which are almost always ethnic political conflicts with religious identifiers) occur in Pakistan, Iraq, Bahrain, Syria, and Lebanon.
Why was America fighting against Iraq?
9/11
What parts of the world is the conflict between Sunnis and Shiites evident today?
There are a number of countries, including: Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. Only the extremists in both groups are responsible
