1. Beyond the Islamic state: Iraq's Sunni insurgency
- Author:
- Sinan Adnan and Aaron Reese
- Publication Date:
- 10-2014
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Institute for the Study of War
- Abstract:
- The Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) is not the only violent group opposed to the government of Iraq. Groups ranging from Salafist-jihadist to Sunni nationalist have also been mobilized against Baghdad since at least 2013. They remain a threat to the government even if ISIS is removed, especially if the core concerns of Iraqi Sunnis remain unaddressed by the Iraqi government. The primary grievances of most Iraqi Sunnis include the integration of Shi‘a militias into the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), attacks by the ISF in Sunni civilian areas, and political exclusion in Baghdad
- Topic:
- International Security and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Iraq