The Unity Alliance of Iraq ( Arabic: ائتلاف وحدة العراق ''I’itilaf Wehdat al-Iraq'') commonly known as Iraq's Unity, Iraqi Unity or Wassat is an

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

i political coalition formed to contest the

2010 Iraqi parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 7 March 2010. The elections decided the 325 members of the Council of Representatives who would elect the prime minister and president. The elections resulted in a partial victory for the Iraqi Natio ...

. The coalition was formed by

Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

Ahmed Abu Risha Sheik Ahmed Bezaa Abu Risha (Arabic: أحمد أبو ريشة) is a Sunni leader in the Al-Anbar province, and led the movement of Sunni tribesmen known as the Anbar Salvation Council. Early life Abu Risha was born in 1969 and is three years old ...

, the head of the

Awakening movement The Sons of Iraq ( ''Abnāʼ al-ʻIrāq''), also known as al-Sahwah (), were a coalition in the Al Anbar province in Iraq between Sunni tribal leaders as well as former Saddam-era Iraqi military officers that united in 2005 to maintain stabil ...

, a

Sunni Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Mu ...

tribal militia which was successful in significantly reducing the

insurgency An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric warfare, asymmetric nature: small irregular forces ...

al-Anbar Governorate Al Anbar Governorate (; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The population ...

and was then reformed into a political party, the Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance, which won the most seats in the 2009 Al Anbar governorate election.Anti-Qaeda sheikhs vie for west Iraq in poll
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'', 23 January 2009 The Awakening Alliance joined forces with Iraq's

Shi'a Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor ( caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community ( imam). However, his right is understoo ...

interior minister Jawad al-Bolani and his secular

Iraqi Constitutional Party The Iraqi Constitutional Party is a political party in Iraq that was founded by Jawad Bulani in June 2005. The party is considered to be moderate and non-sectarian based. The party performed well for a non-sect based party in the governorate elect ...

and

Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq () is a group of religious leaders in Iraq. It was formed on the 14 April 2003, four days after the U.S.-led invasion demolished the Ba'athist regime of Saddam Hussein, by a group of scholars who aimed ...

, chief of

Sunni Endowment Office The Sunni Endowment Office, or Sunni Endowment Diwan (), is an Iraqi agency created by the Iraqi Governing Council after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. It was created from the dissolution of the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs under ...

. The list is led by Jawad al-Bolani.

2010 elections

During the 2010 elections the Iraq Unity List consisted of the following parties: * Iraqi Constitution Party – led by Jawad al-Bolani * Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance – led by Abu Risha *

Charter Gathering A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the reci ...

– led by al-Samarrai *

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– led by

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*Independent candidates, including former minister of defence

Saadoun al-Dulaimi Saadoun al-Dulaimi ( ''Saʿadūn ad-Dulaimī'') (born 1954) is an Iraqi politician, a current MP, ex-minister of culture, and ex-minister of defence of Iraq for two terms. Early life and education Saadoun al-Dulaimi was born in Al-Anbar in 1954. ...

and Anbar tribal leader

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