Ehtno Sectarian Violence

The Sunni-Shia Conflict in Iraq

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 12.08.2009 | World


Nathan Gonzalez

Tuesday's deadly coordinated bomb attacks against soft targets in Iraq bear the mark of a simmering Sunni insurgency. But the Sunni-Shia conflict has very little to do with personal religious grudges.

The Surge "Success" Debunked

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Luis Carlos Montalván

Iraq remains a powder keg. "The Surge" has done little to increase security, a state of civil war remains and regional conflict threatens greater problems for the future.