Editing Iraqi opposition (pre-2003) (section)

==Structure==
In the south of Iraq, the opposition was dominated by [[Shia Islam in Iraq|Shia]] [[Arabs]], while in the north, it was dominated by [[Kurds in Iraq|Kurds]], mostly [[Sunni Islam in Iraq|Sunni]]. In [[Baghdad]], there was many Arab opposition groups. Large groups included the [[Iraqi National Congress]], Kurdish groups such as [[Kurdistan Democratic Party|KDP]], [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan|PUK]], [[Kurdistan Islamic Movement|IMK]], [[Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan|AAI]], as well as the [[Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy]] which aimed at restoring the [[Kingdom of Iraq]], and the [[Iraqi National Accord]], and the Iran-backed Shia groups such as the [[Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq]] and [[Islamic Dawa Party]], also the [[Democratic July 14 Movement]] coalition, [[Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction)#Iraq|pro-Assad Ba'athists]], and the [[Iraqi Communist Party]] and its military wing [[Al-Ansar (Iraq)|Al-Ansar]].