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To: TimF who wrote (211826)	11/16/2004 6:58:53 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577925

In Iraq, there are Sunnis, Kurds and Shia.......not tribes. That isn't really true. There are tribe and clan like structures in Iraq. I know in some of the Sunni areas they are rather important. I don't know how prominent they are among the Shia and the Kurds. Not tribes in the sense of SA........that relates to Bedouins. Its why getting SA united into one country was a struggle. In Iraq, there are families that may dominate a village but they are not tribe like......with a separate culture, mores, customs etc. ted

To: TimF who wrote (211826)	11/16/2004 11:37:35 PM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 1577925

There are tribe and clan like structures in Iraq. I know in some of the Sunni areas they are rather important. I don't know how prominent they are among the Shia and the Kurds. This is correct. I think you will find that the lower the economic level, the more important the "clan structure". Without economic strength, people don't move out of their region of birth, and families and "clans" have long, long histories and allegiances which overpower the allegiance to the Iraqi "nation".