Aftermath

freedom of the, issue of

holed up in Lebanon

importance of the, realizing the

kidnapping involving the

killing of a member of the

Lebanese, blaming the

local Lebanese attitude towards

perceived as the enemy

Saudis use of the

and selection bias

and the surge

U.S., focus of the, since the beginning of the occupation, issue with

Media blackout

Medical City

Medina

al-Meis, Khalil

Meshal, Khalid

Mesopotamia, capture of

Mexico

Middle East

euphemism for American-backed militias in the

failed U.S. policies in, effect of

identity politics in the, resurgence of

impact on the

largest refugee crisis in the

perceived Jewish and Zionist strategy in the

perception of Al Qaeda and Americans in the

Shiite vs. Sunni revival in the

youth in the, recruitment of

See also specific countries

Midhat, Kamal

Mikati, Najib

Milat Ibrahim (Maqdisi)

Milestones on the Road (Qutb)

Military Review

Military Transition Team (MTT)

Militia power, original and shifting, U.S. not understanding

Militias. See specific militia groups

Minority power

Miska, Steve

Mohsen, Amer

Mongols, occupation by

Morgado, Andy

Morocco

Mosques

rise of

See also specific mosques

Mossad

Mosul

Moussa, Ammar

Moustapha, Imad

Muawiya

Mubarak, Hosni

Mufti of Lebanon (Grand Mufti)

Mufti of Tripoli

Mughniyeh, Imad

al-Muhamadawi, Sheikh Karim

Muhammad, Prophet

al-Muhammadawi, Karim Mahud (Abu Hatem)

al-Muhandes, Abu Mahdi (Jamal Jaafir Mohammed Ali)

Mujahed, Zaibullah

Mujahideen Advisory Council

Mujahideen, first generation of

Mujahideen Shura Council

Mullah Omar (Taliban group)

Mullen, Mike

Multi-National Corps-Iraq (MNC-I)

Multi-National Division-Baghdad (MND-B)

Multi-National Division-Central (MND-C)

Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I)

Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTCI)

Murabitun militia

Murr, Elias

al-Musawi, Nawaf

al-Musawi, Sadeq

al-Musawi, Sayyid Hassan Naji

Muslim Brotherhood

Muslims

call to all, to defeat the occupying forces

liberal, imposing strict interpretation of Islam on

original split between

percentage of Sunnis comprising

Mustafa Husseiniya (worship place)

Mustansiriya University

Muthana Brigade

al-Mutlaq, Saleh

Muwahidun group

N

Nagl, John

Nahr al-Barid refugee camps

Najaf

Naji, Hamudi

Naji, Kanan

Nashabe, Omar

Nasir, Mullah