Iraq revives Sunni-Shi'ite tensions among neighbours

reuters: For Sunni Muslim-ruled Gulf states, seeing Iraq fall under Shi'ite influence after the 2003 U.S.-led war that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was shocking enough.

Now they fear that rising tensions between Iraq's disgruntled Sunni minority and triumphant Shi'ite majority will erupt into all-out civil war that could surge across their borders and rock the fragile balance of power in the region. Read more