Iraqi opposition group - Definition and Overview

The Iraqi opposition can refer to two things:

• Pre-2003 : Iraqi anti-Saddam groups were composed of a number of groups in Iraq opposed to the Saddam regime.
• Post-2003 : The collective term usually denoting Iraqi resistance opposed to the American-led coalition forces and Iraqi security forces (before the Allawi government and under its control) during the occupation of Iraq that followed the Iraq war on May 1, 2003.