Region:
Middle East

Status:
Reduced due to police/military action of Iraqi government

Established:
1975

Leader:
Iyad Alawi

Strength:
unknown

History/Notes:
The Iraqi National Accord (INA) consisted primarily of military and security officers who had defected
from Iraq and who were perceived to have residual influence over military and security elites around Saddam. The INA's prospects for success appeared to brighten in August 1995 when Saddam's son- in-law Husayn Kamil al-Majid-architect of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs -defected to Jordan. The defection suggested to many in the region that Saddam's grip on power was weakening; King Husayn subsequently denounced Saddam and agreed to allow the INA to operate from Jordan. However, Iraq's intelligence services were able to penetrate the INA's dissident operations and, in June 1996, Baghdad arrested 100 military officers linked to the INA and executed 30 others. Alawi claims that INA sympathizers continue to operate throughout Iraq.

Stated Goal(s):
Ousting Saddam Hussein from power and taking control of the Iraqi government

Location:
Jordan

Area of Operation:
Iraq

Terrorist Acts:

• misc. operations to undermine the Hussein regime in Iraq

Support:
Support from Jordanian government

Other Links:

Iraqi National Accord (INA)
Iraq's Opposition Movements CRS Report
[Kenneth Katzman, March 26, 1998 ]