06-13-2014, 12:28 PM
Internally, it's always been between the Sunnis and the Shiites.
As a result (at least partially) of the US occupation, overthrow of Sadam Hussein's Sunni regime, establishment of a Shia-run government, and growing resentment from the Sunni population, the Sunni rebels now have a Qaeda-linked force stoking the fires, literally.
Ironic - Hussein never had any proven such affiliation with al-Qaeda, despite the US leadership's initial insistence to the contrary.
Anyway, Hussein's dead, but his legacy lives on with Sunni rebels in Iraq.
This is a quick overview of Sunni vs. Shia Muslim:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-16047709
The breakdown of Sunni vs. Shia in the Middle East:
As a result (at least partially) of the US occupation, overthrow of Sadam Hussein's Sunni regime, establishment of a Shia-run government, and growing resentment from the Sunni population, the Sunni rebels now have a Qaeda-linked force stoking the fires, literally.
Ironic - Hussein never had any proven such affiliation with al-Qaeda, despite the US leadership's initial insistence to the contrary.
Anyway, Hussein's dead, but his legacy lives on with Sunni rebels in Iraq.
This is a quick overview of Sunni vs. Shia Muslim:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-16047709
The breakdown of Sunni vs. Shia in the Middle East: