Fatah Alliance
ائتلاف الفتح
LeaderHadi Al-Amiri
Founded2018
Split fromState of Law Coalition
IdeologyShia Islamism
Pro-Iran[1][2][3]
Anti-secularism
Anti-corruption[4]
Big tent
Factions:
Anti-Americanism
Anti-Zionism
Vilayat-e Faqih
Sistanism
Qutbism–Khomeinism
Islamic democracy
Pan-Islamism
Political positionNot yet determined
ReligionShia Islam
National affiliationBuilding Alliance[5]
International affiliationAxis of Resistance
Colors  Dark green
  Marigold
Council of Representatives
29 / 329
Seats in the Governorate Councils
0 / 440
Governors
0 / 18
Election symbol
lion
Website
www.alfateh.iq

The Fatah Alliance (Arabic: ائتلاف الفتح, romanized: 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.[6][7][8][9]

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.[10][11] 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,[12][6] and won 22 seats.

Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq split from the Sadrist Movement in 2004.[13] It has also been one of the main Iraqi armed groups active in the Syrian Civil War.[14][15] They have received funding and training from Iran's Quds Force[16][17] and, like many Sadrists, are reported to have religious allegiance to the Iranian Grand Ayatollah Kazem al-Haeri.[18] 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.[19]

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2018 1,366,789 13.16%
48 / 329
 New 2nd
2021 462,800 5.23%
17 / 329
 Decrease 31 Decrease 5th

See also

References

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  9. ^ "Abadi seeks alliance with Popular Mobilization Units based on his terms". Arab News. 13 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. ^ Arab, The New. "Iraqi militias and PM Abadi to contest general election separately". alaraby. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  11. ^ "IRAQI PM SIGNS ELECTORAL PACT WITH SHIA-LED COALITION FOR MAY ELECTIONS". nrttv. 14 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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  14. ^ Omar al-Jaffal (29 October 2013). "Iraqi Shiites join Syria war". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens". Reuters. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  16. ^ Cassman, Daniel. "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq - Mapping Militant Organizations". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  17. ^ Controlled by Iran, the deadly militia recruiting Iraq's men to die in Syria Archived 15 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 12 March 2014
  18. ^ "Religious Allegiances among Pro-Iranian Special Groups in Iraq". Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  19. ^ Munqith Dagher; Anthony H. Cordesman (28 March 2018), "Iraqi Public Opinion on the 2018: Parliamentary Elections" (PDF), Center for Strategic and International Studies, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2018, retrieved 17 May 2018
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