Shi'ite and Sunni are beliefs within what religion?
Shia theocracy forces did to the Shi`ite government. This Shi`ite vendeta has created an environment which has led to the growth of the Sunni insurgency leading to many civilian deaths. Shia theocracy The first Shia theocracy in the 20th century was established in Iran following the Iranian Revolution that led to the fall of the Shah of Iran. The constitutional name of Iran was established as the Islamic Republic of Iran ( transliteration: "Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān"). Islam is the state religion of the country. Under the post-revolution Iranian constitution of 1979, Iran is government first and foremost by the Supreme Leader of
Shia theocracy Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon which led to the creation of Hezbollah. The current Shi`ite controlled government in Iraq has been criticized for lacking a separation of religion and state. The current Shi`ite led government has also been criticized for being influenced by the Shi`ite clergy such as Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. The Sunni dominated government of Saddam Hussein heavily suppressed the Shi`ite majority who was persecuted under his regime. Critics have pointed out that some elements of the Shi`ite controlled government such as the current Iraqi Interior Ministry have actively persecuted Iraqi Sunni's much like Saddam Hussein's security