Tribes of Iraq

NPR

Published April 10, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Tribes are an integral part of the social and political fabric in Iraq. Saddam Hussein courted the sheikhs of the major tribes, and gained support. Will the American interim government be able to do the same? NPR's Jacki Northam has a report.

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