otic ▁and ▁Democratic ▁Front , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁Union ▁of ▁Kur dist an ▁and ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁Social ist ▁Party . ▁The ▁front ▁v owed ▁to ▁over throw ▁S add am . ▁( S y ria ▁supported ▁Iran ▁in ▁the ▁Ira q - I ran ▁War .) ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁party ▁began ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁party ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁general ▁conference ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁opposition ▁groups ▁in ▁Dam asc us ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁It ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁conference ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁opposition ▁groups ▁in ▁Be ir ut ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Rad hi ▁was ▁stay ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁main ▁groups ▁( al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁D awa ▁Party ) ▁which ▁formed ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁National ▁Forces . ▁The ▁Co al ition ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁inter vention . ▁During ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁the ▁party ▁public ly ▁den ounced ▁U . S . ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁diss idents ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁S add am