Fatah Alliance Explained

Fatah Alliance
Native Name:ائتلاف الفتح
Leader:Hadi Al-Amiri
Foundation:2018
Split:State of Law Coalition
Position:Far-right
National:Building Alliance[1]
Religion:Shia Islam
Seats1 Title:Council of Representatives
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Governorate Councils
Seats3 Title:Governors
Colors: Dark green
Marigold
Symbol:lion
International:Axis of Resistance
Country:Iraq

The Fatah Alliance (Arabic: ائتلاف الفتح|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 from 2014 to 2017 alongside the Iraqi Army to defeat ISIL. It is led by Hadi Al-Amiri, the leader of the Badr Organization.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Members

The Fatah Alliance included the Badr Organisation, the Al-Sadiqoun Bloc (the political wing of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, AAH), Kata'ib Hezbollah and Kata'ib al-Imam Ali, all key components of the Hashd. The Fatah Alliance agreed to run jointly with al-Abadi's Nasr al-Iraq (Victory of Iraq) list, but the agreement fell apart after only 24 hours, reportedly over Abadi's conditions.[6] [7] The Badr Organisation, headed by Hadi Al-Amiri, was previously part of the ruling State of Law Coalition and announced their withdrawal from the Alliance in December 2017,[8] [2] and won 22 seats.

Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq split from the Sadrist Movement in 2004.[9] It has also been one of the main Iraqi armed groups active in the Syrian Civil War.[10] [11] They have received funding and training from Iran's Quds Force[12] [13] and, like many Sadrists, are reported to have religious allegiance to the Iranian Grand Ayatollah Kazem al-Haeri.[14] AAH formed a political wing, called the Al-Sadiqoun Bloc, to contest the 2014 Iraqi parliamentary election, winning one seat.

Electoral results

Iraqi Parliament

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

ElectionVotes%Seats+/–PositionGovernment
20181,366,78913.16%New2nd
2021462,8005.23% 31 5th

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maliki-Amiri alliance claims to have biggest parliamentary bloc . 3 September 2018 . 3 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903114933/http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/03092018 . live .
  2. News: Hashd al-Shaabi to the elections: "Alliance of the Mujahideen" ... headed by Amiri?. 30 November 2017. Al-Akhbar. 1 January 2018. 25 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125092552/https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.al-akhbar.com%2Fnode%2F287217&edit-text=. live.
  3. News: Hashd commander from Badr Organization to form new alliance for Iraqi election. 2 December 2017. Rudaw. 1 January 2018. 4 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204161911/https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/021220172. live.
  4. Web site: Alliances Announced For Iraq's 2018 Elections. musingsoniraq.blogspot.co.uk. 12 January 2018. 12 January 2018. 23 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180523070235/http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/alliances-announced-for-iraqs-2018.html. live.
  5. News: Abadi seeks alliance with Popular Mobilization Units based on his terms. 13 January 2018. Arab News. 12 January 2018. en. 12 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112233728/http://www.arabnews.com/node/1224621/middle-east. live.
  6. News: Iraqi militias and PM Abadi to contest general election separately. Arab. The New. alaraby. 17 January 2018. en. 26 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026071256/https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2018/1/15/iraqi-militias-and-pm-abadi-to-contest-election-separately. live.
  7. Web site: IRAQI PM SIGNS ELECTORAL PACT WITH SHIA-LED COALITION FOR MAY ELECTIONS. 14 January 2018. nrttv. 14 January 2018. 24 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071012/http://www.nrttv.com/EN/Details.aspx?Jimare=18238.
  8. News: Hashd commander from Badr Organization to form new alliance for Iraqi election. 2 December 2017. Rudaw. 1 January 2018. 4 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204161911/https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/021220172. live.
  9. Web site: "The Insurgency," Operation New Dawn, Official Website of the United States Force-Iraq . 17 November 2014 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129054728/http://www.usf-iraq.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=729&Itemid=45 . 29 November 2014 .
  10. Web site: Omar al-Jaffal. Iraqi Shiites join Syria war. Al-Monitor. 29 October 2013. 25 April 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070801/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/10/iraqi-shiites-join-syrian-war.html. live.
  11. News: Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens. Reuters. 19 June 2013. 18 September 2014. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827054602/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE95I0ZA20130619. live.
  12. Web site: Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq - Mapping Militant Organizations. Daniel. Cassman. 8 June 2016. 4 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604195025/https://web.stanford.edu/group/mappingmilitants/cgi-bin/groups/view/143. live.
  13. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/iraq-battle-dead-valley-peace-syria Controlled by Iran, the deadly militia recruiting Iraq's men to die in Syria
  14. Web site: Religious Allegiances among Pro-Iranian Special Groups in Iraq. 17 November 2014. 10 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010094141/https://ctc.usma.edu/posts/religious-allegiances-among-pro-iranian-special-groups-in-iraq. live.

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