Biblical tradition holds that northern Iraq is the land of Cain and Abel. Across post-war Iraq, the ancient parable of fratricide seems to be playing out in a contemporary context: Muslim brothers killing Muslim brothers in spates of violence between the Sunni and Shia sects rippling out in waves across the Middle East.
Visit GlobalPost’s Special Report, In the Land of Cain and Abel, which was funded in part by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation