Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–08)

Sectarian Violence in Iraq (2006–2008)

Part of the Iraq War (2003–11), Iraqi insurgency (2003–11) and the Iraq conflict (2003–present)

Ethnic and religious groups in Iraq:

Shia Arabs

Sunni Arabs

Iraqi Kurds

Iraqi Assyrians

Iraqi Yazidis

Iraqi Turkmen

Date	22 February 2006 – fall 2008
Location	Central Iraq and Baghdad
Result	Tens of thousands of Iraqis killed 4 million people displaced U.S. Troop Surge in January 2007 Shi'a dominated governments formed after 2005 and 2010 elections Presence of British and American troops in advise and assist roles until 2011

Belligerents

Sunni factions:
Iraqi Ba'ath Party Loyalists

Ansar al-Sunna
Islamic Army of Iraq
Sunni tribes
Other Sunni insurgents and militia

Mujahideen Shura Council

al-Qaeda in Iraq (until October 2006)

Islamic State of Iraq

Shi'a factions:
Mahdi Army
Special Groups

Badr Brigades
Rogue elements among the Iraqi security forces
Soldiers of Heaven
Shia tribes

Other militias

Public stability:
Iraqi security forces
United States
United Kingdom
Other coalition forces
Private Security Contractors
Peshmerga

Sons of Iraq

Commanders and leaders

Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri
Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed
Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i (POW)
Fakri Hadi Gari (POW)
Ishmael Jubouri

Abu Omar al-Baghdadi †
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi †
Abu Ayyub al-Masri †

Abu Suleiman

Muqtada al-Sadr
Abu Deraa
Qais al-Khazali (POW)
Akram al-Kabi
Arkan Hasnawi †
Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim †
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Hadi al-Amiri
Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani
Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim †

Ahmed Hassani al-Yemeni †

Jalal Talabani
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Nouri al-Maliki
Tommy Franks
Massoud Barzani
Abdul Sattar Abu Risha †

Ahmad Abu Risha

Strength

Sunni Insurgents: 70,000 (2003-2007)

Foreign Mujahedeen: 1,300

Mahdi Army: 60,000 (2003–2008)

Badr Organisation: 20,000
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

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

Mujahideen Shura Council

Shi'a factions:
Mahdi Army
Special Groups

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