Arab Struggle Party
The Arab Struggle Party (Arabic: حزب الكفاح العربي) was an underground Nasserist opposition group in Iraq. In mid-1960 the group distributed leaflets in various Iraqi cities, calling for an uprising against Abd al-Karim Qasim's rule. This caused further tensions between Abd al-Karim Qasim and the United Arab Republic (UAR), and as a result the UAR began to aid rebellions in Iraqi Kurdistan against the government.[1]
Thirty followers of Arab Struggle Party were arrested for distributing propaganda against the Iraqi regime. Thirteen were released and the remainder were put on trial.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Factualworld.com". www.factualworld.com.
- ^ Middle East Record 1960. London: published for the Israel Oriental Society, the Reuven Shiloah Research Center. p. 250
Categories:
- Arab nationalism in Iraq
- Defunct socialist parties in Iraq
- Nasserist political parties
- Nationalist parties in Iraq