|
Definition of Iraqi national congress
1. Noun. A heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iraqi National Congress
Literary usage of Iraqi national congress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oil Monarchies: Domestic and Security Challenges in the Arab Gulf States by F. Gregory Gause (1994)
"The iraqi national congress (INC), a Kurdish-dominated group formed in the summer
of 1992, has received the backing of Western powers, but is looked upon ..."
2. Human Rights Watch World Report 1997 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff (1996)
"According to the iraqi national congress (INC), an umbrella organization for a
number of Iraqi opposition parties, advancing Iraqi forces summarily executed ..."
3. Enforcing Restraint: Collective Intervention in Internal Conflicts by Lori Fisler Damrosch (1993)
"That coalition, the iraqi national congress (INC), met in northern Iraq in October
1992 and elected as its three leaders Massoud Barzani, a Shi'ite Muslim ..."
4. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"The iraqi national congress reports that tanks from the Hammourabi Republican
Guard division attacked the towns of ..."
5. Oil Monarchies: Domestic and Security Challenges in the Arab Gulf States by F. Gregory Gause (1994)
"The iraqi national congress (INC), a Kurdish-dominated group formed in the summer
of 1992, has received the backing of Western powers, but is looked upon ..."
6. Human Rights Watch World Report 1997 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff (1996)
"According to the iraqi national congress (INC), an umbrella organization for a
number of Iraqi opposition parties, advancing Iraqi forces summarily executed ..."
7. Enforcing Restraint: Collective Intervention in Internal Conflicts by Lori Fisler Damrosch (1993)
"That coalition, the iraqi national congress (INC), met in northern Iraq in October
1992 and elected as its three leaders Massoud Barzani, a Shi'ite Muslim ..."
8. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"The iraqi national congress reports that tanks from the Hammourabi Republican
Guard division attacked the towns of ..."