: Kurds, Shiites, and Sunni Arabs compete for supremacy
/ Mohammed M.A. Ahmed.
Costa Mesa, Calif.
: Mazda Publishers
, 2010.
xxvii, 501 p.
: maps
; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Brief history -- Iraq's internal complexity -- Occupation and administration -- Nominal transfer of sovereignty -- Insurgency sets a pattern -- Collateral damage -- Transitional government -- Struggle for power intensifies -- Consensus government formed -- Appeasement of Sunni Arabs propel violence -- U.S. blames al-Maliki for the mess -- Climax of sectarian violence -- Oil smuggling sustains insurgency -- Multi-dimensional counterterrorism -- Divide and conquer policy bear fruits -- Al-Maliki asserts authority -- Al-Maliki overplays his hands -- January 2009 provincial elections and their aftermath -- U.S.-Iraq strategic agreement.