Iran's Influence in Iraq

Abstract

Iranian influence and support for insurgent terrorist groups operating in Iraq remains a significant challenge to our military operations and U.S. security policy in the Middle-East. The nature of influence Iran exerts in Iraq involves all elements of national power: Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic (DIME). Iran provides support to insurgent terrorist groups waging asymmetric warfare against U.S., Coalition, Iraqi Security/Police Forces, and the civilian population. The violent attacks from Iranian backed insurgent groups pose serious challenges to the security and stability of Iraq, and the Middle-East region as a whole. The purpose of this research effort is to analyze Iran's strategy of influence in Iraq; and make recommendations for military strategists and policy makers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 2010
Accession Number
ADA545054

Entities

People

  • Terry M. Lee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosively Formed Penetrators
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Middle East
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science
  • Sociology

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.