Fatah Alliance

Fatah Alliance
Leader Hadi Al-Amiri
Founded 2018
Split from State of Law Coalition
Ideology Shia Islamism
Pro-Iran[1][2][3]
Religious sectarianism
Anti-secularism
Political position Right-wing to far-right
National affiliation Building Alliance[4]
International affiliation Axis of Resistance
Colors      Dark green
     Marigold
Council of Representatives
48 / 329
Website
http://www.alfateh-iq.com/

The Fatah Alliance (Arabic: ائتلاف الفتح‎, translit. iʾtilāf al-fatḥ), also sometimes translated as the Conquest Alliance, is a political coalition in Iraq formed to contest the 2018 general election. The main components are groups involved in the Popular Mobilization Forces which is mainly a state-sponsored umbrella organization made up of Iraqi Shiite Muslims who fought alongside the Iraqi Army to defeat ISIL from 2014 to 2017. It is led by Hadi Al-Amiri, the leader of the Badr Organization.[5][6][7][8]

They were expected to win 37 seats in the parliament in 2018 elections, according to one opinion poll.[9]

Components

Reported components of the alliance include the Badr Organisation, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Hezbollah and Kata'ib al-Imam Ali.

The Badr Organisation, headed by Hadi Al-Amiri, was previously part of the ruling State of Law Coalition and announced their withdrawal in December 2017.

Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq split from the Sadrist Movement in 2004.[10] It has also been one of the main Iraqi armed groups active in the Syrian Civil War.[11][12] They have received funding and training from Iran's Quds Force[13][14] and, like many Sadrists, are reported to have religious allegiance to the Iranian Grand Ayatollah Kazem al-Haeri.[15] They formed a political wing, the Al-Sadiquon Bloc, to contest the 2014 general election, where they won one seat.

Electoral results

Iraqi Parliament

Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Government
2018 264,669 (#1)
48 / 329
 Steady

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/who-moqtada-al-sadr-firebrand-cleric-who-once-fought-us-holds-balance-power-924025
  2. ↑ http://www.mei.edu/content/io/iran-backed-fateh-alliance-seeks-win-or-play-kingmaker-upcoming-iraqi-elections
  3. ↑ http://m.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/26764
  4. ↑ http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/03092018
  5. ↑ "Hashd al-Shaabi to the elections: "Alliance of the Mujahideen" ... headed by Amiri?". Al-Akhbar. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  6. ↑ "Hashd commander from Badr Organization to form new alliance for Iraqi election". Rudaw. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Alliances Announced For Iraq's 2018 Elections". musingsoniraq.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  8. ↑ "Abadi seeks alliance with Popular Mobilization Units based on his terms". Arab News. 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  9. ↑ Munqith Dagher, Anthony H. Cordesman (28 March 2018), "Iraqi Public Opinion on the 2018: Parliamentary Elections" (PDF), Center for Strategic and International Studies
  10. ↑ ""The Insurgency," Operation New Dawn, Official Website of the United States Force-Iraq". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Omar al-Jaffal (29 October 2013). "Iraqi Shiites join Syria war". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens". Reuters. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  13. ↑ Cassman, Daniel. "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq - Mapping Militant Organizations". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  14. ↑ Controlled by Iran, the deadly militia recruiting Iraq's men to die in Syria, The Guardian, 12 March 2014
  15. ↑ "Religious Allegiances among Pro-Iranian Special Groups in Iraq". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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