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Wahhabis, a puritanical sect that originated in present-day Saudi Arabia in the 18th century, have traditionally not been part of the religious scene in Iraq.
"They have begun infiltrating the country already in the last 10 years of Saddam Hussein's regime," said Ali, who before the outbreak of the war was a leader of the London-based Iraqi National Council.
"The Sunni sects in Iraq used to be non-violent. But then the Wahhabis came and bribed Iraqi Muslims to join them. This way they took control of mosques even in Najaf and Karbala (the Shiites' holy cities), and in Basra in the South."
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They are either Sunni or Wahabbist's but one variety or the other, they are somewhat closely linked and prone to violence, especially the latter.
I'm learning to have alot more respect for the Shi'ites who daily brave the deadly violence of these assassins bent on death and causing a civil war.
What a mess. I hope they are not able to kill off the intelligentsia that represent moderate and non-violent viewpoints.