All Iraqi Ethnic Groups Overwhelmingly Reject al Qaeda September 27, 2006 But Groups Vary on Iran, Syria, Hezbollah Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology Transcript of Brookings Saban Center Event A new poll of Iraqis shows that al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden are rejected by overwhelming majorities of Shias and Kurds andContinue Reading

Majorities of All Iraqi Ethnic Groups Want Strong Central Government September 27, 2006 Six in Ten Approve Maliki’s Government, Though Optimism Down Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology Transcript of Brookings Saban Center Event Reports of conflict in Iraq may give the impression that the central government is so weak and unpopular thatContinue Reading

Most Iraqis Want U.S. Troops Out Within a Year September 27, 2006 Say U.S. Presence Provoking More Conflict Than it is Preventing Approval of Attacks on U.S.-led Forces Rises to 6 in 10 Published September 27, 2006 Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology Transcript of Brookings Saban Center Briefing A new WPO pollContinue Reading

Comparing Americans and Iraqis March 24, 2006 Surprising Agreement on US Military Presence, But Americans Have Numerous Misperceptions of Iraqis A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of Iraqis conducted in January of this year provides the opportunity to compare Iraqi views to American views found in a March 2006 WPO poll.[Click here for moreContinue Reading

Iraq Poll Illuminates Sunni-Shia Divide March 2, 2006 Sunni Dissatisfaction Widespread Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology The welling up of violent incidents that followed the bombing of one of Shia Islam’s holiest shrines last week in Iraq have raised questions about the roots of the frustration and anger that are playing out.Continue Reading