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]
Fatah Alliance ائتلاف الفتح | |
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Leader | Hadi Al-Amiri |
Founded | 2018 |
Split from | State of Law Coalition |
Ideology | Shia Islamism Pro-Iran[1][2][3] Anti-secularism Anti-corruption[4] Big tent Factions: Anti-Americanism Anti-Anarchism Anti-LGBT Anti-Zionism Vilayat-e Faqih Sistanism Khomeinism Islamic democracy Pan-Islamism |
Political position | Not yet determined |
Religion | Shia Islam |
National affiliation | Building Alliance[5] |
International affiliation | Axis 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 | |
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.
They were expected to win 37 seats in the parliament in 2018 elections, according to one opinion poll.[19]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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2018 | 1,366,789 | 13.16% | 48 / 329
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New | 2nd | |
2021 | 462,800 | 5.23% | 17 / 329
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31 | 5th |
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