Civil war in Iraq (2006-07)
| First Iraqi Civil War | ||||||||
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| Part of the Iraq War (2003–11) | ||||||||
 Ethnic and religious groups in Iraq: |
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Sunni factions: Ansar al-Sunna |
Shi'a factions:
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Public stability: |
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| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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 Abu Suleiman
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Muqtada al-Sadr |
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| Strength | ||||||||
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Sunni Insurgents: 70,000 (2003-2007) Foreign Mujahedeen: 1,300 |
Mahdi Army: 60,000(2003-2008) Soldiers of Heaven: 1,000 Special Groups: 7,000 (2011) |
Coalition ~49,700 current Contractors ~7,000 Iraqi Security Forces 618,000 (805,269 Army and 348,000 Police) Awakening Council militias 103,000 |
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| N.B.: The factional situation is complex; Sunni- and Shi'ite-linked militias have also fought amongst each other, and have colluded with government forces. Some casualties also linked to the crime activities and not due to the war. See the full text for details. | ||||||||
Sunni factions:
Iraqi Ba'ath Party Loyalists
Ansar al-Sunna
Islamic Army of Iraq
Sunni tribes
Other Sunni insurgents and militia
Shi'a factions: Mahdi Army
Special Groups
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