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Iraqi National Congress المؤتمر الوطني العراقي | |
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Leader | Ahmed Chalabi (until 2015) Aras Habib (since 2015) |
Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
Newspaper | Al Mutamar |
Armed wing | Free Iraqi Forces (2003) |
Ideology | Nonsectarianism Historical: Secularism[1] Liberalism[1] Welfarism[2] |
Political position | Centre |
National affiliation | Al-Muwatin Coalition[3] |
Seats in the Council of Representatives | 0 / 328
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Iraqi National Congress | |
The Iraqi National Congress (INC; Arabic: المؤتمر الوطني العراقي, romanized: Al-Moutammar Al-Watani Al-'Iraqi) is an Iraqi political party that was led by Ahmed Chalabi who died in 2015. It was formed as an umbrella opposition group with the aid and direction of the United States' government following the Persian Gulf War, for the purpose of fomenting the overthrow of longtime Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
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