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To: tejek who wrote (267582)	1/9/2006 7:45:30 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577483

The current boundaries of Iraq were drawn up by the Brits in the early 20th century and date from the 7th century. Back in the 7th century, the Shia had splintered off from the Sunnis but had not made yet their migration to Iraq and Iran. That would not happen until late in the 7th century or early in the 8th century. The Kurds were mostly in the Zagros Mts in western Iran. So Iraq was mostly occupied by the Sunnis with a smattering of Greeks, Jews, Druze, Alawait and other small sects. The boundaries probably made sense back then. I am not sure they do today given the animosity among the three biggest ethnic groups. ?? There were no nations in the 7th/8th centuries, thus no formal boundaries at all. There was no formal "Iraq" at all until after WW1.