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The opening as it read in 2005

Islamic Revolution in Iraq ( SCIRI ) is an Iraqi political party ; its support comes from the country's Shi'a Muslim community and from their fellow religionists in neighbouring Iran .¹ Prior to August 2003 , SCIRI was led by Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim ; its current leader is the ayatollah's brother, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim .² Ayatollah al-Hakim was killed in a car bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Najaf on August 29 , 2003 . The car bomb exploded as the ayatollah was leaving a religious shrine in the city, just after Friday prayers . At present no group has admitted responsibility for the attack, although many believe it is intersectarian violence . The party was founded in 1982 after the near annihilation of the Islamic Dawa Party after the latter's failed assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein . It was largely based in Tehran and during the Iran-Iraq War the Iranians recognized the SCIRI as the government of the Islamic Republic of Iraq. The SCIRI ideology was closely based on that of Khomeini , and was far closer to the Iranian model than al-Dawa supporting the control of government by the ulema . With the fall of Saddam after the 2003 invasion of Iraq the SCIRI quickly rose to prominence, working closely with the other Shi'ite parties. The party leaders toned down many of party beliefs and committed it to democracy and peaceful cooperation. SCIRI's power base is in the Shi'a-majority southern Iraq . It still has an armed wing, the Badr Brigade, with an estimated strength of between 4,000 and 10,000 men. Its Baghdad offices are based in a house that previously belonged to Ba'athist Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz . The party is now considering changing its name, which does not reflect its new moderate posture.³

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The opening as it stood in 2010 12 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Social political party The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI or SIIC) ( , (previously known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) is an Iraqi political party . Its political support comes from the country's Shi'a Muslim community. Prior to his assassination in August 2003, SCIRI was led by Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim ; afterwards it was lead by the ayatollah's brother, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim . After Abdul Aziz al-Hakim's death his son Ammar al-Hakim became the group's new leader.

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The opening as it stood in 2015

The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI or SIIC) ( Al-Majlis Al-A'ala Al-Islami Al-'Iraqi), (previously the party was known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)) is an Iraqi Shia Islamist Iraqi political party . It was established in Iran in the 1980s and today its political support comes from Iraq's Shi'a Muslim community. Prior to his assassination in August 2003, SCIRI was led by Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim ; afterwards it was led by the ayatollah's brother, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim . After Abdul Aziz al-Hakim's death in 2009 his son Ammar al-Hakim became the group's new leader. In light of its gains in the three 2005 elections and government appointments, the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council became one of Iraq's most powerful political parties and was the largest party in the Iraqi Council of Representatives until the 2010 Iraqi elections , where it lost support due to Nuri Al-Maliki 's political party rise. Today the party is led by another member of the Hakim family, Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim . Previously ISCI's militia wing was the Badr Brigade , where the party used it during the Iraq Civil War of 2006-2007. After the civil war, Badr Brigade turned into a political force of itself and left ISCI, although the two continue to be part of a coalition in Iraq's parliament. After the departure of Badr Brigade, ISCI created a new militia called the Knights of Hope.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Iraqi political party The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq ( ISCI or SIIC ; Al-Majlis Al-A'ala Al-Islami Al-'Iraqi ; previously the party was known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq , SCIRI ) is an Iraqi Shia Islamist Iraqi political party . It was established in Iran in 1982 by Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and its political support comes from Iraq's Shia Muslim community. Prior to his assassination in August 2003, SCIRI was led by Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim ; afterwards it was led by the Ayatollah's brother, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim . After Abdul Aziz al-Hakim's death in 2009 his son Ammar al-Hakim became the group's new leader. In light of its gains in the three 2005 elections and government appointments, the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council became one of Iraq's most powerful political parties and was the largest party in the Iraqi Council of Representatives until the 2010 Iraqi elections , where it lost support due to Nuri Al-Maliki 's political party rise. Previously ISCI's militia wing was the Badr Brigade , where the party used it during the Iraq Civil War of 2006–2007. After the civil war, Badr Brigade turned into a political force of itself and left ISCI, although the two continue to be part of a coalition in Iraq's parliament.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Iraqi political party The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq ( ISCI or SIIC ; Al-Majlis Al-A'ala Al-Islami Al-'Iraqi ; previously known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq , SCIRI ) is a Shia Islamist political party in Iraq. It was established in Iran in 1982 by Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and changed its name to the current Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq in 2007. Its political support comes from Iraq's Shia Muslim community. Prior to his assassination in August 2003, SCIRI was led by Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim ; afterwards it was led by the Ayatollah's brother, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim . After Abdul Aziz al-Hakim's death in 2009 his son Ammar al-Hakim became the group's new leader. In light of its gains in the three 2005 elections and government appointments, the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council became one of Iraq's most powerful political parties and was the largest party in the Iraqi Council of Representatives until the 2010 Iraqi elections , where it lost support due to Nuri Al-Maliki 's political party rise. Previously ISCI's militia wing was the Badr Brigade , where the party used it during the Iraqi civil war of 2006–2007. After the civil war, Badr Brigade turned into a political force of itself and left ISCI, although the two continue to be part of a coalition in Iraq's parliament.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Iraqi political party The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq ( ISCI or SIIC ; Arabic : المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقي Al-Majlis Al-A'ala Al-Islami Al-'Iraqi ; previously known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq , SCIRI ) is a Shia Islamist political party in Iraq. It was established in Iran in 1982 by Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and changed its name to the current Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq in 2007. Its political support comes from Iraq's Shia Muslim community. Prior to his assassination in August 2003, SCIRI was led by Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim ; afterwards it was led by the Ayatollah's brother, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim . After Abdul Aziz al-Hakim's death in 2009 his son Ammar al-Hakim became the group's new leader. In light of its gains in the three 2005 elections and government appointments, the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council became one of Iraq's most powerful political parties and was the largest party in the Iraqi Council of Representatives until the 2010 Iraqi elections , where it lost support due to Nuri Al-Maliki 's political party rise. Previously, ISCI's militia wing was the Badr Brigade , which the party used during the Iraqi civil war of 2006–2007. After the civil war, the Badr Brigade turned into a political force on its own and left ISCI, although the two continue to be part of a coalition in Iraq's parliament.

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