Is There a Sunni Majority in Iraq? 

Iraqis By the Numbers

By Faruq Ziada*

http://english.alarabonline.org/display.asp?fname=2006%5C12%5C12-28%5Czopinionz%5C963.htm&dismode=x&ts=28/12/2006%2003:36:21%20%C3%A3

The United States based its policy on Iraq on two primary so-called facts: 

1. The Sunnis are a 20 % minority. 

2. The Sunni minority and Saddam Hussein ruled the Shiite majority in Iraq.
but
As Nationalities 

Arabs 82 - 84%
Kurds, Turks, etc. 16 - 18% 

Religions 
Moslems 95 - 98% 
Christians and others 2 - 5% 

Moslem Sects 
Sunnis 60 - 62% 
Sunni Arabs 42 - 44% 
Sunni Kurds and Turks 16 - 18% 
Shiites 38 - 40% 
Shiite Kurds and Turks 2 - 4% 
Percentage of Sunnis, Shiites, Arabs, and Kurds

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