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Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr 
 Questions and answers about the "anti-U.S. Shiite cleric and the head of the Imam Mehdi Army, an armed militia that has waged an intermittent insurgency against U.S. forces in Iraq." Includes background information and notes on specific violent events (in 2003 and 2004) possibly linked to Muqtada al-Sadr and his supporters. From the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), an independent policy research organization. http://www.cfr.org/publication/7637/iraq.html Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 21, 2005 Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This organization, founded in 1921, "is dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas [to help] policymakers, journalists, students, and citizens understand foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments." The site features publications organized by region or issue (such as homeland security, human rights, environment, and terrorism), background on specific topics (such as on foreign ownership of U.S. infrastructure), and links to primary source documents and to related sites. http://www.cfr.org/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, International Governments Last updated Mar 14, 2006 How Libya Got Off the List
This October 2007 backgrounder describes how on "on May 15, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced that the United States was removing Libya from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and would soon resume normal diplomatic relations with the one-time pariah." Topics discussed include why Libya was designated a state sponsor of terror, what concessions Libya made to warrant removal, and U.S. concerns. From the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). http://www.cfr.org/publication/10855/ Topics: Terrorism Last updated Sep 8, 2008 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (aka Tamil Tigers) (Sri Lanka, Separatists)
Background about the "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, ... a separatist group in Sri Lanka. For the past thirty years, the LTTE have been agitating for a homeland for ethnic Tamils, who feel persecuted by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority, the Sinhalese." Discusses LTTE terrorist attacks (such as suicide bombing), status of recent peace efforts, and LTTE ties to other terrorist groups. From the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). http://www.cfr.org/publication/9242/ Topics: Terrorism, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 20, 2009 |
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