Qais Abd al-Karim (), also known as Abu Layla or Qays Samarra’i, is a leading

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activist of Iraqi origin. He is a leader of the

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, and a member of the

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. In 2006 he was one of two deputies elected from The Alternative (al-Badil) list, an alliance between the DFLP, the

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and the

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(FIDA).

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