APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from February 2008

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from February 2008

IRAQ & IRAN - Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 26.
February 25, 2008... The Shi'ite theocracy of Iran seems to believe that its dialogue with the US over security in Iraq has been exploited by the Bush administration in such a way as to weaken Tehran's influence in this country. Tehran on Feb. 14 postponed what...

IRAQ & IRAN - US Suspicions Of Iran/Syria Aims; Arabs Split Over Iran-Led Axis.
February 25, 2008... There are increasing US suspicions that rogue JaM men rebelling against Sadr have been recruited by Iran and Syria and working with Neo-Salafis against American forces. Likewise, most Sunni Arab states are suspicious about the regional/overseas...

IRAQ & IRAN - Argentina Charges Tehran & Hizbullah In '94 Strike.
February 25, 2008... Mughniyeh was Hizbullah's military commander at the time of his death in his capacity as head of its "Jihad (holy war) Council". Previously, he was head of Hizbullah's "Foreign Security Service" as well as a member of the Iranian intelligence...

IRAQ & IRAN - The Lebanon Power Game.
February 25, 2008... What will happen in Lebanon in the coming weeks and months will have direct implications for Iraq, Iran and the GCC area, and the Palestinian front which has been split with Hamas' take-over of the Gaza Strip after a battle with Fatah in June...

IRAQ & IRAN - Iran & Rogue Shi'ites.
February 25, 2008... US troops on Feb. 18 captured a Shi'ite militiaman suspected of being a criminal boss and providing Iranian weapons to militants in west Baghdad. The arrest occurred a day after an American military spokesman revealed that in the previous week...

IRAQ & IRAN - A Changing Sadrist Movement.
February 25, 2008... Having emerged after the March 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the Shi'ite movement of Muqtada al-Sadr is being transformed into a political force. Sadr is studying Ja'fari theology in Najaf, having just renewed a six-month ceasefire and suspended...

IRAQ & IRAN - An Outlook Based On A Poor Background.
February 25, 2008... This may also be a sign of an ominous future: intra-Shi'ite power-struggles, in view of the mediocrity of most Shi'ite leaders now acting on the political scene in Iraq. Their background is not encouraging. Under such leaders, Shi'ites after...