The Iraqi and AQI Roles in the Sunni Awakening

Abstract

After the coalition forces invaded Iraq in 2003, Sunnis revolted against the idea of de-Sunnifying Iraq. Partnering with the United States in 2006 was mainly an attempt to recoup Sunni losses once the United States had seemingly changed its position in their regard. This happened as the Sunni community increasingly saw al Qaeda and Iran as bigger threats than the U.S. occupation. The Sunni Awakening had two main parts: the Anbar Awakening and the Awakening councils, or the Sons of Iraq program. The Anbar Awakening was an Iraqi grassroots initiative supported by the United States and paid for by the Iraqi government.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1042806

Entities

People

  • Najim Abed Al-jabouri

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Arabia
  • Families (Human)
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Local Governments
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Police
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sectarian Violence
  • Security
  • South Asia
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.