Free Officers and Civilians Movement
The Free Officers and Civilians Movement was an Iraqi opposition movement that campaigned against President Saddam Hussein.
It was formed in 1996 from defected Iraqi army officers and led by former Brigadier General Najib al-Salihi.Arab, he is from the Albu Salih tribe that encompasses Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs and Turkmen, so claimed to have support from all three groups.[2]
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References
- ^ Free Officers and Civilians Movement, GlobalSecurity, 2005-06-22
- ^ Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, al-Bab