Iraq: Who’s Who? (Eitzen et al. web rdg. Yousef et al web rdg.) 3 main groups: 1. Sunni Muslim—17%, center-west & north (Arab & Saddam’s group), 2. Shia.

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Iraq: Who’s Who? (Eitzen et al. web rdg. Yousef et al web rdg.) 3 main groups: 1. Sunni Muslim—17%, center-west & north (Arab & Saddam’s group), 2. Shia / Shiite Muslim- 60% center-south (Arab, Repressed by Saddam), 3. Kurd – 17% Far North (non-Arab, Repressed by Saddam, Pro-US) & Others (2-3% of pop.): Turkmen [conflict with Kurds] & Christian Iraq govt.-- Shia-led & Kurd support, Close rels. Iranian govt. (Shia), Sunni ambivalent / hostile Security Forces & Milt. – Shia & Kurd mostly, & many Private Militias: -2 Shia,1 Kurd, & Sunni (Awakening/“Sons of Iraq” ex-insurgents vs. US & Shia) Al Qaeda in Iraq – Sunni, very small, mainly foreign (Saudi #1), weak but dangerous (bombings agst. civilians) Iraq Conflicts (complex)…. Violence down greatly since 2007, but overall +600,000 dead & 2.5 MN displcd 1. A. Sunni insurgents & Al Qaeda Vs. US & Shia , 1. B. then US allies & vs. Al Qaeda, but still tensions with Shia 2. Sunni-Shia Conflict /civil war ( ) Shia won. 3. Intra-Shia Conflict, & (3.B.) 1 Shia group VS. US occassionally 4. Kurd-Turk conflict in North (oil), Kirkuk

US Surge Success & Withdrawal Agreement Violence down 77%, mid 07-mid-08. Why? US troop Surge (30,000 extra troops), “Awakening Councils” / “Sons of Iraq” (100,000 Sunni militia agst. Al Qaida, not US), Sadr (Shia Militia) truce Use of Force or other tactics key? (paradoxes of Counter- insurgency--Schwartz) THE Key Issue– Will Shia-Kurd led Govt. reconcile with & include Sunni-ex-insurgents? New Status of Forces Agreement (US-Iraq) –ALL US forces out by 2011 –Restrictions on US forces starting June 2009 (place outside cities, need Iraq govt. permission to do ops out of bases)

Afghanistan (& Pakistan & India) (Eitzen et al. web rdg. & Scahill et al. web rdg) US history in region — CIA & mujahadeen insurgency vs. Soviet Russia invasion, Pakistan role & creation of Taliban; Bin Laden…, Russian Leave Taliban rule, sort of, Civil war 90s; Pakisan & Suadi Arabia ties. Pakistan vs. India rivalry & 1998 nukes Post 9/11, 2001— US overthrows Taliban w/ local rivals help & NATO, new govt. (now corrupt); Bin Laden & Taliban flee (Pakistan) 2002 –2008 Afghanistan lgly. ignored (Iraq) low-level insurgency, US/Nato vs. Taliban and others Ethnic group complexity & conflict – Pashtun vs. Tajik, etc. Pashtun binational 40 MN, many local groups & warlords, vs. any outsiders Increase US troops (surge 30,000) – focus on Pashtun & Taliban areas (south & east), complex conflict spreading, What to do? Paradoxes of C- I (Schwartz) & Targeted killings, reconciliation / negotaition? Understand culture? Pakistan ambivalent role & internal problems