Iraqi anti-Saddam groups
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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 Iraqi Kurdistan since 1991
- Arab opposition groups suppressed in Baghdad
Groups include:
- the umbrella group Iraqi National Congress
- two Kurdish factions:
- the monarchist group the Constitutional Monarchy Movement
- the Iraqi National Accord
- the Iran-supported Shiite groups Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and Islamic Dawa Party