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	USATODAY.com - Iraqi opposition groups fight each other (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		While the Iraqi groups — split along ethnic, tribal, religious and political lines — are close to agreeing to democratic principles, infighting over who would be in charge in the face of regime change is threatening the plan, to be presented at a conference meant to highlight unity among Saddam's foes.
		Who would lead that group and what kinds of powers and responsibilities it would have are at the heart of the disputes among the competing parties.
		But mostly, the conference was postponed for a third time since early September because the Iraqi opposition groups couldn't agree on the agenda or the number of delegates.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2002-11-26-iraqi-opposition_x.htm (1380 words)

	Iraqi political groupings and individuals
		Pachachi has declared his opposition to working with a US military governor in Iraq; the follow-up committee voted him onto their leadership council in an attempt to coopt him (2Mar03), a position he rejects (see his article of 2Mar).
		Iraqi National Alliance (al-Tahaluf al-Watani al-Iraqi): a reformist opposition grouping in Iraq that was tolerated under the Ba‘th regime, coming to prominence in Nov02, and with Ba‘thist and Nasirist participants.
		Participated in "Group of 4" meetings (with INA, PUK and KDP) to coordinate opposition outside the framework of the INC; and established its dominance at the London conference of December 2002, reflected in the scale of its representation on the follow-up committee.
	middleeastreference.org.uk /iraqiopposition.html (11453 words)

	Worldandnation: Iraqi opposition groups invited to meeting in U.S.
		He said the opposition groups wanted to hear confirmation that the Bush administration is committed to overthrowing Hussein.
		The Kurd groups are the two main powers in the Kurdish zone of northern Iraq, which is beyond the control of the Baghdad government.
		The Iraqi National Congress, which is based in London, took part in a meeting of former Iraqi military officers and opposition groups in the British capital earlier this month.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/07/28/Worldandnation/Iraqi_opposition_grou.shtml (482 words)

	U.S. Action on Iraq Slowed by Rift Over Whom to Support
		Iraqi insurgents would be expected to play an important role in any United States military strategy, since they could provide a base for American military operations, help identify targets, conduct sabotage against the Hussein government and perhaps carry out broader attacks.
		But the group informed the State Department this week that it was not prepared to accept the grant on those terms because the funds were insufficient and the procedure it proposed was too encumbering.
		Working groups of Iraqi opposition leaders and experts would also be established to focus on issues like restoring the oil industry, the military, public health and education.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines02/0510-03.htm (1172 words)

	washingtonpost.com: The Iraqi Opposition Groups (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Led by Ahmed Chalabi, an MIT graduate and former banker, the INC is an umbrella for opposition groups.
		With the INC in mind, Congress authorized $97 million in U.S. military aid for Iraqi dissidents in 1998.
		The group supports the restoration of the monarchy that was destroyed in 1958.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A63807-2002Aug9?language=printer (234 words)

	Iraqi Criminal Leadership
		Opposition groups work with great courage to bring this news to the world.
		We are working with Iraqi opposition and human rights groups in support of their efforts to collect additional evidence of Saddam's war crimes.
		Locating witnesses to Iraqi war crimes and help build evidence that could be used to justify the arrest of senior Iraqi officials traveling outside the country.
	members.tripod.com /pricegraphicarts/WorldWideTerrorism/id20.htm (1172 words)

	Washington's Invitation to Six Iraqi Opposition Leaders
		The American administration's invitation of six leaders of the Iraqi opposition to meet in Washington this month represents a positive step that can lead to a qualitative shift in the relationship between America and the opposition, on the one hand, and a future Iraq in the post-Saddam era, on the other.
		That is because their competition has reflected negatively on the Iraqi opposition groups and it has made them just cards to be played in the struggle between the two departments and increased their division.
		The future of Iraqi Kurdistan, the issue of Kirkuk, the rights of the Turkmen and Assyrians, the issue of sectarianism, and the future of the existing regime's institutions (especially the army) during the transitional phase are among the most prominent of these contentious issues.
	www.iraqfoundation.org /news/2002/haug/9_washington.html (1936 words)

	IRAQ: Iraqi Opposition Groups - Council on Foreign Relations
		The group, based for years in Amman, Jordan, has ties to the Central Intelligence Agency and is led by Ayad Alawi.
		A similar meeting was convened in the Kurdish-controlled northern Iraqi town of Salahuddin in 1992, when some 200 delegates from about 30 parties pledged to oust Saddam and establish a democratic, unified state based on a federal structure.
		Though all of the groups have agreed to work with the United States, it's difficult to gauge the depth of their allegiance.
	www.cfr.org /background/background_iraq_opposition.php (1123 words)

	CNN.com - Exiles agree on post-Saddam Iraq - Dec. 17, 2002
		Opposition groups working to forge a strategy for Iraq's future wrap up a four day meeting in London.
		Leaders of Iraqi opposition groups have ended a conference in London with an agreement to form a transitional government in Iraq in the event Saddam Hussein is ousted.
		Bittermann added that the opposition groups will also have to consider Kurdish autonomy and the role of Shiite Muslims who make up 65 percent of the Iraqi population.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/12/17/sproject.irq.london.iraq (661 words)

	Asia Times
		On Sunday, six exiled Iraqi opposition groups settled a feud that had delayed a meeting to discuss their possible role in toppling Saddam Hussein, according to an Iraqi dissident.
		While such measures are broadly supported by the main groups of Iraqi dissidents and by officials in Washington, the report's recommendations for a transitional government have become the focus of bitter controversy.
		However, the smaller opposition groups, including two Kurdish parties, fear that their role would become marginal if the proposals were enacted, and are vigorously opposing them.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Middle_East/DK19Ak02.html (940 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Washington upbeat about Iraqi opposition
		He said the groups had agreed to a meeting of the Iraqi National Assembly, the opposition parliament in exile, in the next two months to forge the opposition's overall strategy and prepare for the post-Hussein era.
		However, two of the main opposition groups, the Iranian-backed Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq and the Iraqi Communist Party did not take part in the recent discussions, arguing that a US-led rebellion would not be the best way to bring about the overthrow of Hussein.
		Even more worrying to the other opposition groups is the fact that the KDP maintains ties with Baghdad, which raises doubts as to whether it would participate in efforts to oust the regime.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /1999/425/re4.htm (876 words)

	Iraqi opposition groups meet to discuss how to oust Saddam
		Iraqi army officers will come "from all over the world" for the meeting, which will be held at an undisclosed location, Albert Yelda of the Iraqi National Coalition told AFP.
		All Iraqi opposition movements, large or small, have been invited to the meeting which will discuss how to topple the existing regime, Iraq's future and the role of the army post-Saddam, he added.
		The INC, an umbrella group for the Iraqi opposition, is one of several such organizations funded by Washington, receiving some 15 million dollars (15.2 million euros, 9.7 million pounds) to date.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/714818/posts (531 words)

	Iraqi Opposition
		The Iraqi National Congress (INC) was launched in June 1992 aiming to unite the various Kurdish, Sunni and Shi'a factions of the opposition and consists of a Presidential Council of 3 members.
		The Iraqi Communist Party was founded in 1934, becoming legally recognised in in July 1973 on formation of National Progressive Front; left National Progressive Front March 1979 and was proscribed as a result of its support for Iran during the Iran-Iraq war.
		The Union of Iraqi Islamic Forces is a breakaway from the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and includes various wings of the Dawa Party which has split into five factions and one of the wings of the Islamic Organisation.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/opposition.htm (3475 words)

	Iraqi opposition groups vow to topple Hussein
		LONDON (CNN) -- Iraqi opposition groups, meeting in the British capital on Monday to develop a new political future for Iraq, vowed to work with Britain and the United States to topple President Saddam Hussein.
		Britain had called the meeting of about 15 diverse opposition groups in exile and urged them to bury their differences to give the world a new vision of an Iraq without Hussein.
		Opposition officials say they are a key source of information about Hussein and maintain they are critical to any rebellion.
	www.iraqcmm.org /cmm/n-cnn-981123.html (578 words)

	Islam Online- News Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Trying to dispel fears of disunion and disintegration in the days to come, Iraqi opposition groups told the world forum that the only solution to steer clear of any conflict of interests or disputes is to act in concert for a democratic Iraq.
		Iraqi opposition groups also said they are keen on avoiding bloodshed in their country, hoping Saddam would go peacefully into exile to head off a U.S.-led military offensive even if without facing trial for alleged atrocities committed in the country if that would prevent war.
		Zebari was in Davos with representatives of other Iraqi opposition groups who agreed in December to try and form a united front that could play a key role in running the country if and when Saddam was ousted.
	www.islamonline.net /English/News/2003-01/28/article13.shtml (886 words)

	Iraqi Opposition Groups Meet U.S. Officials To Unseat Saddam
		But the idea is for the proposed conference to be organized and funded by the Iraqi opposition, not by the United States, al-Bayati told AFP by telephone from Washington.
		The "group of four," as they have come to be known, also includes the National Accord Movement and the two main Kurdish groups sharing control of northern Iraq -- the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
		An Iraqi dissident, Ghassan al-Atiyyah, told AFP on Tuesday the group of four's effort follows the indefinite postponement of a U.S.-sponsored opposition conference, expected to be held in late June or early July, due to disputes within the U.S. administration over the role of the INC.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/696896/posts (825 words)

	Asia Times
		While such talks among Iraqi opposition groups are not a new phenomenon, the place and the timing of the recent ones give them a special significance for their impact on the formation of any future Iraqi regime, and also serve as an indicator of Iran's efforts to play a role in such process.
		In the wake of the 1991 war, the Iraqi regime's brutal suppression of anti-government uprisings in the Shi'ite and Kurdish regions of Iraq paralleled, with equally brutality, its suppression of Iraqi opposition groups and individuals operating in the country.
		For this reason, the three mentioned Iraqi groups are the only ones with the capability to facilitate any future regime change in Iraq with the direct American assistance and/or to help the restoration of law and order in the aftermath of such change.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Middle_East/DL13Ak01.html (938 words)

	The Administration, Congress, and the Iraqi Opposition
		Where I have no information on a group, I've written "who/where/what" meaning: who leads the group, where are they located, and what have they done as an opposition group--questions which might be asked of DOS in the future.
		Iraqi National Congress: An umbrella group that has attempted to pull together Iraqi opposition factions into a loose organization that would be the basis for instituting democracy in Iraq.
		Iraqi National Gathering: Formerly an ally of the INC (#37) in northern Iraq, was dispersed in the August 1996 invasion by the Iraqi army into northern Iraq and has a remnant in Macedonia.
	www.fas.org /news/iraq/1998/06/980618-in.htm (1896 words)

	U.S. to fund Iran-based Iraqi oppo group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The group, known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, or SCIRI, is an umbrella for a number of Shia Islamist groups including some that have in the past coordinated activities with Iran's intelligence services.
		U.S. funding for Iraqi opposition groups on Iranian soil in the past has been limited to the Iraqi National Congress, an umbrella of exiled oppositionists founded in 1992 who have received overt support from the U.S. government since 1999.
		Under the arrangement, the six opposition groups have submitted names of people for the training and these names are in turn vetted by Pentagon officials.
	www.hvk.org /articles/1202/82.html (545 words)

	Meeting of Iraqi Opposition Leaders
		Iraqi opposition leaders met today at the State Department with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman and Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Douglas J. Feith.
		The group had a productive discussion focusing on coordination of the U.S. government's work with the Iraqi opposition and enhancing cooperation among Iraqi opposition groups.
		The United States and the Iraqi opposition share a vision of a better future for the Iraqi people after the departure of Saddam Hussein and his regime.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2002/12548.htm (255 words)

	Albright and Iraqi Opposition - Iraq Crisis - Global Policy Forum
		The meeting between Albright and nearly a dozen Iraqi opposition leaders came as the State Department announced moves to supply the opposition with non-lethal assistance such as offices and communication equipment.
		Under the Iraqi Liberation Act passed by Congress last year, $97 million was made available for lethal and non-lethal aid to seven opposition groups intent on overthrowing the Iraqi president.
		After Albright met with the opposition leaders, the assistant secretary for Near East affairs, Martin Indyk, said the support for the groups was one facet of the overall policy to change the regime in Iraq.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/irqusop.htm (558 words)

	CNN.com - Iraqi opposition meeting set for mid-December - Dec. 5, 2002
		A major conference of Iraqi opposition groups is set to take place December 13-14 in London, England, capping months of efforts to bring the groups together, the State Department said Wednesday.
		The opposition groups to meet include at least six Iraqi exile organizations -- among them, the Iraqi National Congress, two Kurdish groups, an Iranian-based Shiite Muslim group, a monarchist party and a group of exiled Iraqi army officers.
		The goal of the conference is a statement of principles from "as broad-based" and "as wide a variety" as possible of opposition groups, a State Department official said.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/US/12/04/sproject.irq.opposition (415 words)

	NOW with Bill Moyers. Politics & Economy. Who's Who in the Iraqi Opposition \| PBS
		In December of 2002, a number of Iraqi opposition groups met to discuss post-Hussein Iraq — included were Shia Muslims, Kurds, monarchists, Turcomans, Assyrians and others.
		Although no definitive plan was produced, these groups continue to stress to President Bush's representative Zalmay Khalilzad that the members of the opposition need to play a role in the rebuilding of Iraq from the outset.
		Although both groups were members of the Iraqi National Congress, they fought bitterly in 1996 over control of Kurdish Iraq, the KDP even solicited assistance from the Iraqi army.
	www.pbs.org /now/politics/iraqiopposition.html (765 words)

	IRAQ: Iran's Involvement - Council on Foreign Relations
		Iraqi Shiites, some experts say, are a diverse group, many of whom are secularists.
		Iranian influence on other opposition figures appears to be less of a concern to U.S. policymakers.
		Though who will lead an Iraqi interim government is still in flux, U.S. officials in Iraq have said SCIRI, along with other Iraqi opposition leaders, will be part of a "nucleus" of leadership.
	www.cfr.org /publication/7733/iraq.html (2042 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Iraqi opposition aims for unity
		Iraqi opposition groups met in London last month and agreed to work together to help run a post-Saddam Iraq.
		The opposition leaders said they would need at least two years of support from the United Nations and non-governmental organisations, while a transitional government was installed.
		All the opposition groups speaking at the forum said war should be a last resort.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/2702803.stm (428 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Hungary could host Iraqi exile army
		As Iraqi territory is invaded, the opposition fighters could also serve as an administrative and security force, maintaining public order and preventing factional fighting or revenge killings.
		Chalabi has been at the forefront of keeping interest in the Iraqi opposition alive in the US Congress over the past decade and is reported to enjoy strong support in the Pentagon.
		The Iraqi opposition is due to meet in London on 13 December in a new effort to forge a united front against Saddam Hussein.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details_print.cfm?id=5486 (975 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Region \| Offices for Washington's Iraqi friends
		The visit by the Iraqi opposition groups to Washington was arranged following several meetings held by the same figures in Windsor in April when they unexpectedly agreed to set up a new leadership structure that would organise and execute a US-backed plan to topple Hussein.
		The two main Kurdish groups whose participation in any plan to overthrow Hussein could hardly be ignored have refused to make their territories a springboard for an anti-Hussein campaign.
		Some of the Iraqi opposition leaders who met with these officials say that they were told that the administration is only expecting them to play a role in the propaganda war against Hussein and to incite Iraqis against his regime.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /1999/431/re5.htm (1098 words)

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