Shii News – ‘Shi’i division over the Iraqi state’ – B. Isakhan and P. Mulherin

Shi’i division over the Iraqi state: decentralization and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq

This article traces the evolving political platform of one of Iraq’s oldest and most powerful Shi’i political parties, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI). Drawing on an analysis of 15 years of primary materials produced by ISCI, it focuses principally on their promotion of decentralization as a path towards peace and stability in Iraq.

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