Iraqi Leadership Council

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A group principally made up of Iraqi exiles, formed in Kurdistan under the auspices of the Iraqi National Congress]] and two Kurdish leaders in the semi-autonomous area, which advised the U.S. government during the Iraq War]], and wanted a role in the immediate postwar government. It had 7 members:

  • 4 Shia Arabs
  • 1 Sunni Arabs
  • 2 Sunni Kurds

The key formative event was a London Conference on 14 December 2002. Several nations, and the European Union]], sent observers, the largest being the U.S. group, led by Zalmay Khalizad]], envoy to the "Free Iraqis". Iran and Turkey also sent delgations. Khalizad also presided in a meeting in Salahuddin, in the Kurdish area of Iraq, in February 2003.

Separately, the U.S. Department of Defense]] had sent a group to discuss military options, led by William Luti]].[1]

The dominant leader, especially in dealings with the U.S., was the controversial Ahmed Chalabi.

Name Religion/Ethnicity (exile) Affiliation
Ahmed Chalabi Shi'a Iraqi National Congress]]
Iyad Alawi]] " Iraqi National Accord]] (INA)
Adel Mahdi and Hamad al-Bayati Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq]] (SCIRI)
Ibrahim Jafari]] Islamic Dawa Party]]
Naseer Chaderchi]] Sunni National Democratic Party]]
Massoud Barzani]] Kurd Kurdistan Democratic Party]] (KDP)
Jalal Talabani]] " Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] (PUK)

References

  1. Ali Allawi]] (2007), The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace, Yale University Press, ISBN 9780300110159, pp. 85-90