Sunni/Shiite conflict in iraq

Why is there conflict in iraq?

• Iraq invaded its rivalry neighbor, Iran in 1980.
• The Iran-Iraq War lasted for 8 years and left Iraq's economy in shambles.
• In 2006, the Sunnis bombed one of the holiest sites in Shiite Islam.

There's been continuous conflict in Iraq due to the Sunni religious group who has dominated the Shia (Shiite) minority under Sadam Hussein.

Sadam Hussein (former Iraqi president) was part of the Sunni majority. He tried to suppress the Shiite group, which sparked major controversy.

Failed solutions

• The Gulf Crisis - Iraq's invaded Kuwait because of oil-overproduction. 
• The invasion threatened intwernational security tremendously.

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Questions

• Who was a major Sunni leader?
• What was 1 failed solution that posed as a big international threat?
• Who was the majority - Sunni or Shiite?

Sources

• http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/14132#.U2EB4oG-06Y
• http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/opinion/abdo-shia-sunni-tension/
• http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/belief/conflict-betwe...