... to worship God. Alike to many religions such as Christianity and Buddhism, there are many different denominations within Islam, with Sunni and Shiite being the majority. Of the two, Sunni is the majority with 75%-90% muslims and Shiite the minority with 10%-20%. Although Shia and Sunni are both Muslim, and both believe in the core fundamentals such as the Five ... issue of who should become his succession or caliph (the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler). From this conflict arose two opposing ideals and groups. One group, currently known as Shiite or Shia, proposed the Prophet had ...

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... , Haidar al-Abadi--named to the post by Quds Force commander Suleimani--is every bit as much an Iranian asset as Maliki was. " Iranians have a lot of leverage with the Shiite governments such as Iraq and Syria which have led to a Sunni rebellion. Iran is a huge supporter of President Assad who slaughtered rebels who were mostly Sunnis and continued to support ... a daydream that will only come true in the graveyard for Israel. " The question is what will a post ISIS plan look like? In Iraq for the country to have any stability, Shiite, Sunnis, and Kurds will have to share power. A Shia o...

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... has offered to date. With the danger clear and characterized, willing accomplices in Iraq, Syria, and other Arab countries (and even, perhaps, Iran, which has an enthusiasm for seeing the Shiite government in Baghdad stay in force), and the backing of most Americans, a more extensive mediation against ISIS must happen - one that crushes the spirit of this terrorist association and restores ... ...

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