Publication
2008
This paper examines the internal tensions within the Sadr movement in Iraq and how US policy could influence it. The author argues that the far south of Iraq has a special potential for radical and unpredictable millenarianism by discontented Sadrists. On the other hand, he argues, developments among the Sadrist leadership nationally suggest that many key figures still prefer a more moderate course and will seek to hold on to a veneer of Shiite orthodoxy as long as possible.
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Author | Reidar Visser |
Series | NUPI Working Papers |
Issue | 734 |
Publisher | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) |
Copyright | © 2008 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) |