The Sunnis (about 24% of the pop.) supported Saddam.
The Shi'ites (about 37%) opposed him.
The rest (mostly Kurds, about 15%, plus Turkmen, Azadis, etc.) generally opposed him.
The Sunnis dominated the country politically and militarily, until the Americans took out their army in 1991 and established autonomy for the Kurds, and finally deposed Saddam in 2003.
The Sunnis dominated the country politically and militarily, until the Americans took out their army in 1991 and established autonomy for the Kurds, and finally deposed Saddam in 2003.