The article analyzes the state of Iraqi society that emerged as
a result of the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. Having placed its bets on the
Shi’ites and promised independence to the Kurds, the American government
discriminated against the Sunnis under the pretext of social exclusion of the
members of the Ba’ath Party. In fact, a pretext was created for persecuting
the intelligentsia, the middle class, and army officials, which eventually forced
the Sunnis to take up arms and get in contact with ISIS.
