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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If you look at the distribution of Muslim sects, Saddam's Sunni minority in Iraq are the majority in Iran. But that's it, the rest of the World is primarily Shia. I can see where the Iranians would have an interest in helping their Bros. But that said, I haven't seen any evidence of more than bomb building trainers and organizers....you know, scoutmasters, coming over. There's plenty of locals in Iraq, with nothing to do and nothing to lose.

I think you've mixed things a bit.

Shias Today
Iran is overwhelmingly Shia - 89%. Shias also form a majority of the population in Yemen and Azerbaijan, Bahrain and 60% of the population of Iraq. There are also sizeable Shia communities along the east coast of Saudi Arabia and in the Lebanon. The well known guerilla organization Hizbollah, which forced the Israelis out of southern Lebanon in 2000, is Shia. Worldwide, Shias constitute ten to fifteen percent of the overall Muslim population.