Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance

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]

  1. ^ final election results Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, Niqash, 25 February 2009
  2. ^ Election preliminary results Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, UNAMI, 5 February 2009
  3. ^ Anti-Qaeda sheikhs vie for west Iraq in poll, International Herald Tribune, 23 January 2009