The Internal Disintegrations of Islamic movement in Iraqi Kurdistan 1987-2001

The formation of the Islamic Movement in Kurdistan/Iraq occurred in a sensitive circumstance that coincided with the Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s. Although there were other Kurdish political parties fighting at this time, there was no islamic party in Kurdistan. Therefore, the establishment of the Islamic Movement was an important turning point, especially since the structure of Kurdish society was religious. From the very beginning of its establishment, religious men took over the leadership of this party, which had a great impact on the level of popularity and sympathy for it, especially in Halabja and Hawraman. Consequently, the number of their supporters and armed forces increased in a short period of time, especially after the Kurdish people's uprising in 1991. This resulted in the party's dominance over the regions of Halabja and Hawraman to increase day by day and took over several geographical areas. Therefore, the strengthening of this party in terms of popularity and armed forces assisted them to participate in political life in Kurdistan and the region and to expand its relations. Although within the movement, like all other parties, differences of opinion arose and caused fragmentations, but these conflicts wouldn't lead to complete dissolution, because the leaders of this party still own the Islamic Party and exist in the arena.