Al-ʽAhd (Iraq)

The Al-ʽAhd, or the Covenant Society, (Arabic: جمعية العهد, Jamyat al-Ahd) was a political group organized in 1913, mainly by Iraqi officers serving in the Ottoman military.

Later on, it sought economic and technical support from Britain as long as this aid did not hamper or undermine true freedom.

The group held its first meetings in Damascus and then established a number of branches in other Arab areas, including Iraq, notably in Baghdad and Mosul.

Its Iraqi members included Yasin al-Hashimi, Nuri as-Said, Jafar al-Askari, and Jamil al-Midfai.

The party was re-established in 1930 after Nuri al-Said concluded the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930, which prompted a larger political reorganization in the country.