I know a large family from the al-Obeidi family from my years in Irag. The ones I worked with were very loyal and supportive. Five older brothers were officers in the Republican Guard, who hated Saddam, but were a long time military family. I drank some whiskey, smoked argeileh and generally socialized with them after they relocated to Egypt as the shia militia were trying to kill them and family members for working with us. The Obeidi are over 1 million, a few are Shia. I talked to one in the US yesterday, who is a US citizen. His opinion is this guy is pretty weak, which explains his seemingly shia led government party line demand.
Thanks Trapper6012!