The **Workers' Liberation Group** was an
[anarcho-communist](Anarcho-Communism "wikilink") group active in
[Iraq](Iraq "wikilink") from
[1973](Revolutions_of_1967_-_1975 "wikilink") to
[1978](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Western_Asia "wikilink") and
[Iran](Iran "wikilink") from 1978 to 1979. It had around 300 members.

## History

The group was founded after its members split from the [Iraqi Communist
Party](Iraqi_Communist_Party "wikilink") for its alliance with the
[ruling government](Ba'athist_Iraq "wikilink") and 'waged a bitter
campaign' against the secret police. In 1978 the entire group illegally
crossed to Iraq to help the anarchist group [Scream of The
People](Scream_of_The_People_\(Iran\) "wikilink") to help organise
[workers' councils](Workers'_Council "wikilink") and [neighbourhood
democracy](Shoras_\(Iran\) "wikilink") in the [Iranian
Revolution](Iranian_Revolution "wikilink").

## References

[Cartography of Revolutionary
Anarchism](Cartography_of_Revolutionary_Anarchism "wikilink") by
[Michael Schmidt](Michael_Schmidt "wikilink")