APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from August 2005

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from August 2005

IRAQ - Resurgence In The Shiite World - Part 8 - Sunni-Shiite Relations.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... The prospects for mutually-constructive relations between the Sunni and Shiite people in the Muslim world depend on credible entente between the two communities in the Arab region. This is to the extent that, if the Sunni and Shiite Arabs in...

IRAQ - Why The US Stands Between Shiites Of Iraq & Iran.
August 8, 2005... Before the final phase of planning for the US invasion of Iraq began in 2002, the neo-conservatives (neo-cons) in Washington had established the theory that the move should primarily target the hearts and minds of the country's Shiite Arab...

IRAQ - Pentagon Reducing Troops.
August 8, 2005... Rumsfeld, however, does not like long-term occupations and has always made that clear. After American forces took Baghdad in April 2003, he had plans to cut the US presence to 40,000 troops by the autumn of 2003. Then the insurgency struck. Now...

IRAQ - The Salafi Phenomenon.
August 8, 2005... In its Aug. 2 edition, The Christian Science Monitor looked at the origins and goals of Salafi militancy, and of al-Qaeda in particular. Its briefing explored how the movement was evolving at a time of concern about terror cells in Western...

IRAQ - What If The US Does Leave.
August 8, 2005... The Salafi extremists whose rage the world is feeling today are not only primarily Sunni, they are particularly engaged in a war against the Shiites. Zarqawi, typical of the most fanatic Salafis, calls the Shiite Arabs of Iraq monkeys and has...

IRAQ - Constitutional Progress.
August 8, 2005... The committee charged with drafting Iraq's constitution has reached tentative agreements on a number of the most difficult issues, and the new charter would be ready days before the Aug. 15 deadline. Resolution of two of the most intractable...

IRAQ - Pullout Preparations; Salafis Use More Powerful Bombs.
August 8, 2005... A joint commission set up to discuss the eventual pullout of US-led troops from Iraq met for the first time on Aug. 2, even as Salafi insurgents escalated deadly attacks aimed at Iraqi and US forces. The commission issued a statement after the...