The International Campaign Against Aggression on Iraq (ICAAI) was a campaign umbrella group launched in
Cairo
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2003, at the
Cairo Anti-war Conference, to oppose the
invasion of Iraq
An invasion is a military offensive of combatants of one geopolitical entity, usually in large numbers, entering territory controlled by another similar entity, often involving acts of aggression.
Generally, invasions have objectives ...
.
The ICAAI sought 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 ICAAI's president was
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella (; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 and then the first president of ...
and its vice-president was
John Rees.
See also
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List of anti-war organizations
In order to facilitate organized, determined, and principled opposition to the wars, people have often founded anti-war organizations. These groups range from temporary coalitions which address one war or pending war, to more permanent structured ...
References
Anti–Iraq War groups
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