Iraqi insurgency
"The insurgency is mainly Sunni, but draws its membership from diverse backgrounds.
Fighters range from former figures in Saddam Hussein's Baath party to Sunni nationalists fearing Shia domination and foreign Islamist fighters who see Iraq as an arena for a global struggle against the West.
The incentives driving individual insurgents are equally disparate - from religious zeal to economic gain, nationalist feeling and anger at the loss of loved ones to the conflict.
Virtually all insurgent groups share the goal of attacking US forces, but other goals vary - with some elements apparently aiming to foment civil war.
. . . By 2006, US military estimates ranged from 8,000 to 20,000, although Iraqi intelligence officials have issued figures as high as 40,000 fighters plus another 160,000 supporters."
source
BBC News. Guide: Armed groups in Iraq. August 15, 2006.
posted: saturday, november 11, 2006, 4:25 AM ET
update: wednesday, november 29, 2006, 2:55 PM ET
Fighters range from former figures in Saddam Hussein's Baath party to Sunni nationalists fearing Shia domination and foreign Islamist fighters who see Iraq as an arena for a global struggle against the West.
The incentives driving individual insurgents are equally disparate - from religious zeal to economic gain, nationalist feeling and anger at the loss of loved ones to the conflict.
Virtually all insurgent groups share the goal of attacking US forces, but other goals vary - with some elements apparently aiming to foment civil war.
. . . By 2006, US military estimates ranged from 8,000 to 20,000, although Iraqi intelligence officials have issued figures as high as 40,000 fighters plus another 160,000 supporters."
source
BBC News. Guide: Armed groups in Iraq. August 15, 2006.
posted: saturday, november 11, 2006, 4:25 AM ET
update: wednesday, november 29, 2006, 2:55 PM ET
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