iyer all above happened due to political reason not religious.now shia are killing shias.alsadr communalize the issue otherwise it americans versus iraqi.all were united.during saddam time shia uprising was supressed as was on the instruction of cia&america.yemen is ruled by shia.eight yr war was because khomaini wanted to export revolution to neighbouring countries. ALL PAIN &SUFFERING IN AREA BECAUSE OF AMERICAN PRESENCE IN THE AREA.