THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Religious beliefs between the Shia Muslims and Christians
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Not enough land for the Israelities
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Religious beliefs between the Shia and Sunni Muslims
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Not enough land for the U.S military stations
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main rationale for the invasion of Iraq was based on allegations by the American and British governments that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction and that he thus presented a threat to his neighbors and to the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shias, a term that stems from shi’atu Ali, Arabic for “partisans of Ali, ” believe that Ali and his descendants are part of a divine order. Sunnis, meaning followers of the sunna, or “way” in Arabic, of Mohammed, are opposed to political succession based on Mohammed’s bloodline.
Detailed explanation-3: -The original split between Sunnis and Shiites occurred soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, in the year 632. “There was a dispute in the community of Muslims in present-day Saudi Arabia over the question of succession, ” says Augustus Norton, author of Hezbollah: A Short History.