Terrorists Or Freedom Fighters? Iraq's Shia insurgency

Shia-istan: Threatened by Sunni insurgents and intimidated by their Arab neighbours, the Shias are pushing for autonomy.

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Nobody speaks openly about it but is Southern Iraq slowly becoming Shia-istan ?

" I tell all Arab countries and those afraid of Shia majority power in Iraq in future we will be even more powerful" , vows Shia Commander, Seyyed Helo. Shias already dominate the police and army. It s becoming harder and harder to distinguish between Shia militias and sectarian death squads. Shia pilgrims, Haydar and Maher, planned to set up a resistance group to fight the Americans. But when extremists bombed their Holy shrine at Samara, they changed their plan. "We decided to get intelligence about Wahabis" , they explain. "We kidnap them, break their bones and get their confessions on disc. Then we shoot them" . Many Shias believe the current US military surge is part of a conspiracy with Sunni countries against them. Some countries are actively helping large numbers of terrorists to enter , complains Amar Hakim. Saudi Arabia has openly said it will help the Sunnis when the Americans leave. With Iraq s Arab neighbours allying behind the Sunnis, Iran is training and arming Shia militias. What will happen should America withdraw?

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