a few years later, the party was stronger than ever; a genuine mass movement, it seemed one of the most powerful political organisations of any Arab country. Fahd's organisational work, and the aura of martyrdom associated with his death at the hands of a deeply unpopular government, were essential factors in creating that movement. References Batatu, Hanna, The Old Social Classes and New Revolutionary Movements of Iraq, London, al-Saqi Books. Ismail, Tariq, The Rise and Fall of the Communist Party of Iraq, Cambridge University Press (2008). Salucci, Ilario, A People's History of Iraq: The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers' Movements and the Left 1923-2004. Haymarket Books (2005) See also Fahd's Revolutionary Organization Toma Tomas External links Iraqi Communist Party (English page) Iraqi Political Groupings and Individuals 1901 births 1949 deaths Stalinism Anti-revisionists Iraqi Assyrian politicians Christian communists Executed communists Executed revolutionaries Iraqi Communist Party politicians Iraqi expatriates in the Soviet Union Iraqi Oriental Orthodox Christians Executed Iraqi people Iraqi politicians People executed by Iraq by hanging People from Baghdad Communist University of the Toilers of the East alumni Chaldean Catholics