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Can The Anbar Model Spread?

Publication: APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East
Publication Date: 10-SEP-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Unlike in other areas, the Marines had an opportunity to cut deals with the Anbar shaikhs in part because of the relative homogeneity of the Sunni-dominated province. In more mixed areas, the Anbar model may not work. Critics worry that engaging with the Sunnis and arming them to fight in own...

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...Neo-Salafi extremism their backyard will contribute to sectarianism elsewhere. But experts argue it is the political dynamic within a tribal family - not the religious one - which ultimately motivates individuals to act.

Experts say Sunni and Shi'ite groups can coexist as long as the tribal dynamics are stable. A US Naval officer in Anbar was on Sept. 5 quoted as saying: "Tribal identity trumps sectarian identity". There is some evidence that what is good for Anbar is good for Iraq. In some areas south-west of Baghdad in...

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