Shia Muslims leaded by ayatollah Sistani have high power and influence in Iraq and have ties with Iran shia Muslims.
shia Muslims live in many countries. but shia Muslims mainly live in Iran. also Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and more. other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran is main central city of Shia Islam. also Najaf in Iraq was in past a main city of Iran and also today.
They're two different things. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) is obviously the war in Iraq. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is the war in Afghanistan.
OIF! OEF Operation Enduring Freedom is in Afghanistan.
iraqi freedom
General Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, ..... laterrenamed "Operation Iraqi Freedom",
Operation Iraqi Freedom has degenerated into a police action in which law, order, and stability has been the primary objective.
Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
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Dateline NBC - 1992 Operation Iraqi Freedom was released on: USA: 9 April 2003
The official name is Operation Iraqi Freedom. Within the military, there are further subclassifications but they are all variations of "Operation Iraqi Freedom". For example, when a soldier receives an award, the citaiton will read "for actions while servinig in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom...."
Operation Desert Storm in 1991 was to remove Iraq from Kuwait (accomplished) Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 was to remove Hussain from Iraqi power (accomplished)