| Date - Field | Iraq - Political pressure groups and leaders |
2012 January Political pressure groups and leaders | Sunni militias; Shia militias, some associated with political parties |
2011 January Political pressure groups and leaders | Sunni militias; Shia militias, some associated with political parties |
2010 January Political pressure groups and leaders | Sunni militias; Shia militias, some associated with political parties |
2009 January Political pressure groups and leaders | Sunni militias; Shia militias, some associated with political parties |
2008 January Political pressure groups and leaders | an insurgency against the Government of Iraq and Coalition forces is primarily concentrated in Baghdad and in areas north, northeast, and west of the capital; the diverse, multigroup insurgency consists principally of Sunni Arabs whose only common denominator is a shared desire to oust the Coalition and end US influence in Iraq; a number of predominantly Shia militias, some associated with political parties, challenge governmental authority in Baghdad and southern Iraq |
2007 January Political pressure groups and leaders | an insurgency against the Government of Iraqi and Coalition forces is primarily concentrated in Baghdad and in areas west and north of the capital; the diverse, multigroup insurgency is led principally by Sunni Arabs whose only common denominator is a shared desire to oust the Coalition and end US influence in Iraq; a number of predominantly Shia militias, some of which are associated with political parties, challenge governmental authority in Baghdad and southern Iraq |
2006 January Political pressure groups and leaders | an insurgency against the Iraqi Interim Government and Coalition forces is primarily concentrated in Baghdad and in areas west and north of the capital; the diverse, multigroup insurgency is led principally by Sunni Arabs whose only common denominator is a shared desire to oust the Coalition and end US influence in Iraq |
2005 January Political pressure groups and leaders | an insurgency against the Iraqi Interim Government and Coalition forces is primarily concentrated in Baghdad and in areas west and north of the capital; the diverse, multigroup insurgency is led principally by Sunni Arabs whose only common denominator is a shared desire to oust the Coalition and end US influence in Iraq |
2004 January Political pressure groups and leaders | in transition following April 2003 defeat of SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led coalition |
2003 January Political pressure groups and leaders | in transition following April 2003 defeat of SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led coalition |
2002 January Political pressure groups and leaders | any formal political activity must be sanctioned by the government; opposition to regime from Kurdish groups and southern Shi'a dissidents |
2001 January Political pressure groups and leaders | any formal political activity must be sanctioned by the government; opposition to regime from Kurdish groups and southern Shi'a dissidents |
2000 January Political pressure groups and leaders | any formal political activity must be sanctioned by the government; opposition to regime from Kurdish groups and southern Shi'a dissidents |