He particularly reached out to the Sunni Muslim minority.

Under Saddam, Iraq's Sunni minority, with only 20 percent of the population, ruled everyone.

And the nation's Sunni minority is open to offers.

The Sunni minority has long ruled the country's Shiite majority.

That fear is a current one among some American officials and much of Iraq's Sunni minority.

Iraqi and American officials have long hoped that the Sunni minority would turn away from violence as the democratic process offered a means to political power.

Although there were exceptions, the Sunni Muslim minority enjoyed a favored status.

In general, the Sunni Muslim minority enjoyed a favored status.

Iran's Sunni minority (about 8%) has seen some unrest.

One of the approved changes addresses an objection by the panel's Sunni minority.