The Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance (List 239) is an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the 2009 Al Anbar governorate election. It obtained 8 out of 29 seats - the highest of any party list.[1][2]
The party was formed out of the Awakening movements - Sunni tribal militias armed and financed by the United States Army to fight al-Qaeda in Iraq. The Alliance was led by Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, Sheikh Amir Ali al-Sulaiman and Sheikh Hameed al-Hayyes. Abu Risha is the brother of Abdul Sattar Abu Risha who headed the Anbar Salvation Council, the first Awakening Movement to receive American backing.[3]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ final election results Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, Niqash, 25 February 2009
- ^ Election preliminary results Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, UNAMI, 5 February 2009
- ^ Anti-Qaeda sheikhs vie for west Iraq in poll, International Herald Tribune, 23 January 2009
  | This article about an Iraqi political party or organization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |