IRAN/US: Iraq Shia rivalries stoke friction

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  • Shia leaders
  • Iran factor
  • Ayatollah Ali Sistani
  • Ayatollah Mohammed Bakr al-Hakim and SCIRI
  • Abd al-Majid al-Khoi and the Khoi Foundation
  • Muqtada al-Sadr and the 'Sadr line'
  • Al-Dawa
  • Al-Ha'iri
  • The Islamic Action Organisation
  • The Iraqi factor in Iranian politics

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