Publication

Oct 2005

This paper addresses Iraq’s internal dynamics such as the insurgency, the factionalism within and between Shia, Sunni and Kurds as well as the country's oil production and exports. The paper argues that a civil war in Iraq would be in the strategic interest of Saudi Arabia and Iran.

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Author Graeme P. Herd
Series Research & Assessment Branch Middle East Series
Issue 57
Publisher Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
Copyright © 2005 Conflict Studies Research Centre (CSRC)
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