Al-Ansar (Iraq)

Al-Ansar
الأنصار
LeadersToma Tomas
Dates of operation1979 – 1988
HeadquartersKirkuk
Sulaymaniyah
Aden (South Yemen)
Active regions Iraq
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism
Political positionLeft-wing
Size10,000?
Part ofICP
Allies KDP
South Yemen
Opponents Iraqi Government
PMOI
PUK

Al-Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار, 'the Partisans') was the paramilitary wing of the Iraqi Communist Party, active between 1979 and 1988.