- Words: 1141
- Length: 3 Pages
- Topic: Mythology - Religion
- Paper #: 36212911
For example during the Iran-Iraq War, many Shiites
died against other Shiites from Iran, but Saddam Hussein still treated the
Shiite minority poorly. They were a politically oppressed group. Also, in
other countries with a Shiite minority, there is a growing concern that
Iran controls the loyalties of the groups.
This helps to explain the recent outburst in Iraqi violence in which
Shiites and Sunnis admit to the hatred and would refuse to even help