Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq

Katzman, Kenneth

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International relations - Iraq - Iran;    International relations - Iran - Iraq;    International affairs;    Religion;    Islam;   

RP-ID  :  RS22323
RP-ID  :  RS22323_2008Aug22

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Iran is materially assisting and influencing major Shiite Muslim factions in Iraq, most of which have ideological, political, and religious ties to Tehran. Among these factions is that of hardline anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada Al Sadr, whose Mahdi Army militia, according to some observers, serves as a proxy force for Tehran against the UnitedStates.