Iraqi opposition (pre-2003)
There were a number of groups in Iraq opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein.
They can be roughly divided into three groups:
- Shi'a groups in the south
- Kurds in the north, organizing in Iraqi Kurdistan since 1991
- Arab opposition groups suppressed in Baghdad
Groups include:
- the umbrella group Iraqi National Congress
- Three Kurdish factions:
- the monarchist group Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy
- the Iraqi National Accord
- the Iran-supported Iraqi Shi'a groups Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and Islamic Dawa Party
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