HISTORY 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: National Iraqi Alliance, Ali Al-Sistani, Rumaila Oil Field
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November 14 lecture: formation of the shiite government of iraq. Son of leading ayatollah of iraq in the 1960s. Supreme council for islamic revolution in iraq taken over 1985 by muhammad baqir al- Khomeini said that he overthrew the government in iran when he was in exile, you guys do the same thing in baghdad. Badr corps headed by younger brother abdul aziz. As soon as saddam was overthrown by the us, baqir al-hakim wanted to come back. Muhammad baqir al-hakim returned from iran on may 10, 2003. Was willing to cooperate with us on pragmatic grounds. Was killed in a bombing, najaf aug. 29, 2003. Was succeeded by his brother abdul aziz. Abdul aziz criticizes us military, advocated iraqi forces (badr corps) Abdul aziz al-hakim in april, 2003 satellite channel interview. Iraq will have two stages: pluralistic, parliamentary government, islamic republic when shiite majority asserts itself. Grand ayatollah ali sistani faces threat from mahdi army of muqtada al-sadr.
