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No. The Sunni-Shiite Divide occurred in the 600s C.E., over 800 years before Colombus even discovered America.
There are Muslims that claim that the United States is taking activities designed to keep the Sunnis and Shiites from reconciling, but even if it were true, this would not make the United States in anyway responsible for the original split and the majority of Sunni-Shiite animosity and grievances. This is false, though, since Sunni and Shiite Muslims have actually been brought together politically by the United States both domestically and in Iraqi politics. The United States has never supported a country or an army because it is Sunni or Shiite and even its detractors have noted that the United States supported Shiite Iran (under the Shah), Sunni Iraq (under Saddam Hussein), Wahhabi Saudi Arabia, and Israel all for primarily strategic reasons.
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∙ 11y agoThere are Muslims that claim that the United States is taking activities designed to keep the Sunnis and Shiites from reconciling, but this is false. Sunni and Shiite Muslims have actually been brought together politically by the United States both domestically and in Iraqi politics. The United States has never supported a country or an army because it is Sunni or Shiite and even its detractors have noted that the United States supported Shiite Iran (under the Shah), Sunni Iraq (under Saddam Hussein), Wahhabi Saudi Arabia, and Israel (a Jewish State) all for primarily strategic reasons.
In Iraq, the United States supported a majority Shiite government of Ayad Allawi and his successor Nouri Al-Maliki.
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Are the Sunnis or Shiites fighting in Iraq against the US?
The United States is no longer in Iraq. When the US was in Iraq, the answer to this was very complicated. First, we must assume that by "Sunni" you are referring to "Sunni Arabs" in short-hand since the Kurds are also majority Sunni, but are very religiously diverse and have distinct motivations and militias from the Arabs. There were a number of Sunni militias such as the "Sons of Iraq" that fought alongside the US soldiers, there were Sunni militias that primarily targeted Shiite militias or the Peshmerga and had minimal contact (positive or negative) with the US military, and there were Sunni militias such as the "Islamic State of Iraq" and "al-Qaeda Iraq" which directly opposed the US military. There were several Shiite leaders (especially Ayatollah al-Sistani) whose forces supported the US and integrated into the Iraqi Armed Forces and the US-Supported Government of the Republic of Iraq and there were several Shiite militias such as "Jaysh al-Mahdi" and "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq" which opposed the US military. The Iraq War had multiple different conflicts going on contemporaneously and the US was just one party in several of them.
What are some ongoing problems in Iraq between Shiites Sunnis and Kurds?
Answer 1they all have problem of only presence of US in Iraq.Answer 2There are far more substantial problems between the Shiite Arabs, Sunni Arabs, and Kurds than just the American Armed Forces which have departed Iraq since December 16, 2011. It is also unhelpful to see the conflict as a religious conflict. In Iraq, people traditionally organize politically by their religious group.As a result, there have been numerous confrontations between Iraq's diverse population for political advantages. Among these conflicts exists a conflict between Sunni Arabs and Shiite Arab, especially near Baghdad where the neighborhoods are evenly mixed between them. As a result, we also have seen numerous Shiite-Shiite conflicts in areas where rival Shiite leaders were competing for power. The Iraqi Army and Police Force and tried to maintain a lid on the various factional groups, such as the Sadrists, Shi'a Groups in the Shi'a Holy Region, Sunni Arab Fedayyin, the Kurdish Pershmerga and branches of the PKK from attacking each other and establishing power bases.Kurds and Sunni Arabs want increased autonomy from the central government. Kurds want their own rule in order to practice their own culture and defend themselves from violent attacks and genocides. Sunni Arabs (especially in Anbar Province) want autonomy in order to retain the local control that that they had under Saddam. Shiites, as the majority, prefer a more powerful federal system.
What are the three major reasons for conflict in the middle east?
1) The power struggle and animosity between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, 2) the establishment and later support by the West of the State of Israel on what Arabs consider to be Arab soil; and 3) the emerging of the Islamic State (IS) - thanks to the US invasion of Iraq, which disenfrenchised Iraq's top military men who then went on to start and lead IS.
Was the head of the Nation of Islam in the US shia or sunni?
Sunni
What sorts of crimes did the Sunnis perpetrate against the Shiites?
Answer 1There was no Shia or Sunni even till the days of the Caliphate of Hazrat Ali Ul Murtaza (RAU). The last Prophet of Islam was neither a Sunni nor a Shia. A hypocrite Jew, Ibn-i-Saba conspired against the Muslims and they fell a prey to his conspiracy dividing the Muslims into different sects. May Allah Karim guide us to the right path and make our hearts free from hatred against each other. The Enemy bombers and guns make no distinctions between a Sunni Muslim or a Shiea Muslim. The people of Koofa were Sheean-i-Ali who betrayed the dearest Imam Hussain (RAU) along with the dearest Ahl-i-Bait. Were they the Sunnies?Answer 2Many of the historic Sunni Muslim Empires actively repressed and persecuted Shiite Muslims. As Answer 1 notes, the seminal event beginning this persecution was when Yazid I of the Umayyad Caliphate ordered the execution of Imam Hussein and a large remnant of the Ahl-al-Bayt (Prophet Mohammed's family). The Umayyad Army followed through with this. Additionally the Umayyad government wanted to create a Sunni Arab aristocracy and therefore applied the jiyza tax not only to Jews and Christians, but to Mawali (non-Arab Muslims) and the Shiite Muslims, regardless of whether they were Arab or Mawali. Shiite Muslims were also banned from most government positions under the Umayyads. Finally, the Umayyads continued to seek out the Shiite Infallible Imams, torture them and murder them.Shiite Muslims joined arms with the Sunni Abbassids in 750 CE who promised a better situation for the Shiite Muslims, but they were later deceived. The Abbassid Caliphs continued the Umayyad trend of torturing and murdering the Shiite Infallible Imams, but extended this as well to Shiite leadership (Mullahs and Faqihs). Shiite Mosques were destroyed and worshipers during Ashura processions were murdered. Shiite Muslims and their property were also periodically attacked as scapegoats for Abbassid military problems, such as the Byzantine offensive in 971 CE. The Abbassid Caliphs also provided financial support to those Faqihs (Islamic Jurists), especially from the Hanbali School, that would propagate anti-Shiite attitudes.The Ottoman Empire saw the Shiites under its purview incorrectly as a fifth column for its rival in Persia, the Safavid Empire, which was a Shiite Islamic State. To prevent Shiite Muslims from becoming a critical mass in the country, the Ottomans massacred large numbers of Shiites, especially the Turkish Alevis, the Syrian Alawites, and many Lebanese Shiite Muslims (mostly Twelvers).Currently, there is government-level repression of Shiite Islam in several countries, including Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. In both of these countries, the Shiite population (66% and 15% respectively) are actively banned from government positions, have many sectors of the economy closed to them, and have minimal say even in their own protection. In Saudi Arabia, Wahhabis have issued fatwas against Shiite Muslims, written textbooks slandering their faith, actively banned Ashura and other Shiite festivals, and in some cases prevented the creation of Shiite burial grounds. In other countries, such as Indonesia and Pakistan, violent Radical Sunni-Affiliated Groups terrorize portions of the Shiite population and the government takes no action to protect the Shiite Muslims. Finally, there are a number of Muslim countries like Malaysia, where Shiite Muslims are on good-footing with Sunni Muslims but are prohibited from open proselytization.Commentaries on the Murder of Hussein and His Family have been moved to the Discussion Section.
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