International Campaign Against Aggression on Iraq
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The International Campaign Against Aggression on Iraq (ICAAI) is a campaign umbrella group launched in Cairo
2003, at the Cairo Anti-war Conference
, to oppose the invasion of Iraq
.
The ICAAI sort to co-ordinate the February 15th global day of action against the Iraq war
which became the largest day of demonstrations in history involving up to 25 million people in 150 countries.
The President is Ahmed Ben Bella
and the Vice-President is John Rees
.
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
2003, at the Cairo Anti-war Conference
Cairo Anti-war Conference
The Cairo Conference against U.S. hegemony and war on Iraq and in solidarity with Palestine , generally known simply as Cairo Anti-war Conference, is an anti-war and anti-neo-liberalism conference held regularly since 2002 in Cairo, Egypt...
, to oppose the invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
.
The ICAAI sort to co-ordinate the February 15th global day of action against the Iraq war
February 15, 2003 anti-war protest
The February 15, 2003 anti-war protest was a coordinated day of protests across the world expressing opposition to the then-imminent Iraq War. It was part of a series of protests and political events that had begun in 2002 and continued as the war took place....
which became the largest day of demonstrations in history involving up to 25 million people in 150 countries.
The President is Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella
Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella was a soldier and Algerian revolutionary, who became the first President of Algeria.-Youth:...
and the Vice-President is John Rees
John Rees (UK politician)
John Rees is a British political activist, broadcaster and writer who is a national officer of the Stop the War Coalition and founding member of Counterfire who was formerly associated with the Socialist Workers Party...
.