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The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) was founded in 1982 by Iraqi opposition groups in Iran, with Sayyid Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim as the leader. He was the son of Late Grand Ayatollah Mohsin al-Hakim (d. 1970), the highest Shia religious authority in his time. He enjoyed a strong relationship with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini.
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A Major Crack In Iraqi Shia Politics | HuffPostPolitics Although Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim announced that he left ISCI, he apparently retained all of ISCI’s assets. 07/24/2017 08:21 pm ET Updated Jul 26, 2017 [emptylink] [emptylink] [emptylink] <span>The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) was founded in 1982 to collect all Iraqi opposition groups in Iran under one umbrella, with Sayyid Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim as the entity’s leader. Al-Hakim’s credentials included more than his clerical capacity to lead an Islamist Shia party, which were very adequate. He was also the son of Late Grand Ayatollah Mohsin al-Hakim (d. 1970), the highest Shia religious authority in his time, and a member of an Iraqi family that maintained a strong clerical reputation and/therefore they became a favored target for Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party oppression. Most importantly, Sayyid Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim enjoyed a strong relationship with Iran’s first Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini. SCIRI remained as a coalition of parties for a while before dissent started and several of its components departed, most notable of those was the Da’wa Party. Over the years, it became Summary
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