Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance

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The Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance (List 239) is an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009. 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]

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  1. ↑ final election results, Niqash, 25 February 2009
  2. ↑ Election preliminary results, UNAMI, 5 February 2009
  3. ↑ Anti-Qaeda sheikhs vie for west Iraq in poll, International Herald Tribune, 23 January 2009


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