Snake Party

{{Infobox political party | name = Snake Party | native_name = حزب الأفعى | logo = Flag_of_the_Ba'ath_Party.svg | colorcode = #006400 | foundation = 2003-Present | ideology = [[Ba'athism]]<br />[[Saddamism]] | country = Iraq | predecessor = [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region]] }}

'''Snake Party''' (also called '''Snake's Head Movement''' or '''Harakat Ras Al Afa''') is composed substantially of former [[Ba'ath Party]] and [[Saddam Hussein]] loyalists that are engaged in the [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)|Iraqi insurgency]]. This group originated from the Ba’ath Party in [[Hawija]] and aspired to be a [[political party]] to oppose the multinational forces' presence in [[Iraq]]. Some have alleged that the party has links to tribes around [[Fallujah]] and [[Ramadi]].<ref>Steve Inskeep, [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5366677 U.S.'s Cultural Ignorance Fuels Iraq Insurgency], [[National Public Radio|NPR]], April 28, 2006.</ref> ''[[Al-Ahram]]'' reported in 2003 that the organization was one of several that target those who collaborate with occupation forces.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/653/re12.htm|title=Against the occupation|last=Jansen|first=Michael|date=3 September 2003|newspaper=[[Al-Ahram]] Weekly|url-status=dead|access-date=5 November 2009|archive-date=9 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809171640/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/653/re12.htm}}</ref>

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