tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post6688459429823757341..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Overview of Iraq’s TribesJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-29349084462536594392009-07-14T11:10:46.407-07:002009-07-14T11:10:46.407-07:00Well written article and this is my "input&qu...Well written article and this is my "input":<br /><br />Late 70's the Iraqi government (Ba'ath Party) released a law which bans the use of "family names" (which represents the tribe, clan ...etc background)in the official governmental institutions, but this law could not survive long because of the Iraq-Iran war.<br /><br />The Ba'ath Party needed the tribes to keep law and order, and show their support to the government (Party) while the army was busy at the front.<br /><br />Actually after 1980, the Ba'ath Party (Saddam Hussein) encouraged the tribal ... clan loyalty among the Iraqis.<br /><br />I had friends with no "family names" (tribe or clan), they just adopted any suitable (close by) tribe-name because this is became your identity.<br /><br />LBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com