Which of the Following Best Characterizes How Iraq's Shi‛a Responded

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best characterizes how Iraq's Shi‛a responded to the Iran-Iraq war?

A) The vast majority of Iraq's Shi‛a chose to side with their Arab identity over their religious affiliation, remaining loyal to the government during the war
B) There was a major division among Iraqi Shi‛a, with a substantial number supporting Iran out of religious affiliation on the one hand and others siding with their own Iraqi government
C) Ethnic differences with the Iranian government and religious ones with the Iraqi government left the Arab Iraqi Shi‛a highly marginalized
D) Iraq's Shi‛a emigrated en masse to Syria