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Sunni Awakening
Flag of the Iraq Awakening Conference
Leaders
Sheik Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al-Rishawi (assassinated)
Sheikh Ali Hatem Ali Sulaiman
Sheikh Abdul-Jabbar Abu Risha
Sheikhs of Al-Bu Nimr
Sheiks of Al-Bu Issa
Saad Ghaffoori (a.k.a. Abu Abed)
Abu Azzam al Tamimi
Adel al-Mashhadani (killed in January 2014) [1]
Dates of operation
2005–2013
Group(s)
Albu Risha
Al-Jaghayfa
Al-Jabbour
Albu Fahd
Albu Nimr
Albu Isa
Albu Dhiyab
Albu Ali
Albu Fraj
Active regions
Iraq
Size
51,900 (estimated in January 2011)[2]
30,000 (June 6, 2012)[3]
Allies
United States (ceasefire)
Iraq
Syria
Iran
Opponents
Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, otherwise known as al-Qaeda in Iraq, which became the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars
Iraq War
2013 Hawija Clashes
Insurgency in Iraq
The Sons of Iraq (Arabic: أبناء العراقAbnāʼ al-ʻIrāq) or al-Sahwah (Arabic: الصحوة, lit. 'the awakening') were a coalition in the Al Anbar province in Iraq between Sunni tribal leaders as well as former Ba'athist Iraqi military officers that united in 2005 to maintain stability in their communities. A moderate group, they were initially sponsored by General Petraeus and the US military.
After arriving into power, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki played on religious divides to consolidate his power. Maliki denounced the Sons of Iraq as a national threat, actively dismantling them and refusing to integrate them into Iraqi's security services. Sunnis formerly serving with the group were faced with options including becoming unemployed or joining the Islamic State.[4] This turn of event is considered a key factor in Iraqi failure to stabilize and its 2013–2017 Iraq war.[5]
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^Harvey, Derek; Michael Pregent (June 12, 2014). "Opinion: Who's to blame for Iraq crisis". CNN. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
^Chulov, Martin (2023-03-17). "A bloody delusion: how Iraq war led to catastrophic aftermath in Middle East". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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