 INA membership consisted largely of military and security personnel who had defected from the Iraqi army under Saddam Hussein's rule.The INA organised attacks in Iraq between 1992 and 1995 to demonstrate its capacities as a militant group, but these had little effect on the government.In August 1995, Saddam's son-in-law, Hussein Kamel al-Majid authorized the INA to operate from Jordan after he too defected.