APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from April 2008

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from April 2008

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 28 - Iraq & The Iran/Sadr Factors.
April 14, 2008... The Shi'ite theocracy of Iran is backing all Shi'ite Islamist groups in Iraq in a manner which, according to its critics in Baghdad, mean sowing the seeds of bitter intra-faith wars that could reverse a resurgence of Ja'fari power in a...

The Iran Factor & Blunders.
April 14, 2008... The theocracy in Tehran has behaved in a haughty way towards Iraq's Shi'ite groups, using some of them occasionally as "cannon fodder" in its cold war with the US. Though it knew how fractious Iraq's Shi'ite community had been for centuries,...

The Sadr Factor.
April 14, 2008... Maliki has since been determined to disarm JaM in a war which by April 13 had caused over 1,000 deaths. This is a challenge to Iran, whose Quds Force has officered most JaM's ranks. In turn, Sadr wants to see Maliki's downfall and is returning...

Bush To Keep Troop Numbers.(George W. Bush)
April 14, 2008... President Bush on April 10 said the Pentagon would halt troop reductions in Iraq in mid-2008 but deployments would be shortened to ease the stress on the military - thus endorsing the recommendation of the top US commander in Iraq, Army Lt Gen...

Tehran Spending Rises.(Brief article)
April 14, 2008... It is estimated that Iran spent about $15-18m a week in covert financial support into Shi'ite allies as the January 2005 election approached. But the Iranian spending on Iraq rose to more than $30m a week in 2006-07. Now it is said Iran is...