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'''Stop the War Coalition''' ('''StWC'''; informally '''Stop the War''') is a British group established on 21 September 2001, shortly after the [[September 11 attacks]], to campaign against unjust wars.
 
'''Stop the War Coalition''' ('''StWC'''; informally '''Stop the War''') is a British group established on 21 September 2001, shortly after the [[September 11 attacks]], to campaign against unjust wars.
  
 
StWC has campaigned against the wars that are part of the so-called "[[War on Terror]]" of the [[United States]] and its allies. It has campaigned against the [[Afghanistan war 2001|war in Afghanistan]] and the [[Iraq War]]. The demonstration against the latter on 15 February 2003, organised with [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] (CND) and the [[Muslim Association of Britain]] (MAB), has been claimed to be the largest public demonstration in British history.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2765041.stm 'Million' march against Iraq war], BBC News, 16 February 2003</ref>
 
StWC has campaigned against the wars that are part of the so-called "[[War on Terror]]" of the [[United States]] and its allies. It has campaigned against the [[Afghanistan war 2001|war in Afghanistan]] and the [[Iraq War]]. The demonstration against the latter on 15 February 2003, organised with [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] (CND) and the [[Muslim Association of Britain]] (MAB), has been claimed to be the largest public demonstration in British history.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2765041.stm 'Million' march against Iraq war], BBC News, 16 February 2003</ref>
 
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Stop the War Coalition (StWC; informally Stop the War) is a British group established on 21 September 2001, shortly after the September 11 attacks, to campaign against unjust wars.

StWC has campaigned against the wars that are part of the so-called "War on Terror" of the United States and its allies. It has campaigned against the war in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. The demonstration against the latter on 15 February 2003, organised with Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), has been claimed to be the largest public demonstration in British history.[1]

 

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References

  1. 'Million' march against Iraq war, BBC News, 16 February 2003


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