This document discusses the conflicts between Sunnis and Shias in the Middle East, including the Iran-Iraq war from 1980-1988, the Gulf War in 1990-1991, and the Iraq War beginning in 2003. It provides background on the two main sects of Islam, their differing beliefs and demographic distributions in countries like Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. It also includes biographical information on Saddam Hussein and details events and casualties from the Iran-Iraq war, Gulf War, and Iraq War over the past few decades which have deeply divided the region along religious and political lines.