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A leading figure in the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement pits al-Sudani against al-Maliki: source |
2023-01-30 |
[SHAFAQ] A leading figure in the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement has pitted Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani against a patron of the Shiite Coordination Framework, a source from inside the mainly Iran-backed Shiite consortium revealed on Sunday. According to the source, Prime Minister al-Sudani nominated the officer in charge of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq's organizations in al-Karkh, Mohannad Shaker, for the upcoming governorate Council elections. "Al-Maliki, who deems himself the Coordination Framework's leader and the patron of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, was not pleased with the move," the source said, "al-Maliki wants to keep the nomination power exclusive to himself, and such a moved is a mutiny from his point of view." "Al-Sudani, and some of the Framework's leaders share his view, rejects al-Maliki's monopoly," the source continued. "Purportedly, the leader of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, the villainous-looking Qais al-Khazali ![]() , stands at the midpoint, but he signaled an unpronounced backing to al-Sudani by forming a list along with other members of the Coordination Framework," the source said. Al-Sudani's ties with the Coordination Framework have always been marred by sporadic disagreements. On January 28, 2022, al-Sudani made a set of decisions without consulting the Coordination Framework's commission, which unnerved al-Maliki and other leaders. Related: Asa''ib Ahl al-Haq: 2022-11-18 The U.S. tells Iraq it won't work with some Iraqi officials, Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq responds Asa''ib Ahl al-Haq: 2022-09-21 Saraya al-Salam (The Peace Companies), Tahseen al-Hamidawi, signaled utmost readiness to ''defend the homeland and doctrine'' against ''any emergency'', pledging allegiance to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr. Asa''ib Ahl al-Haq: 2022-09-21 Al-Khazali calls for an investigation into the killing of an Iraqi child by US troops in Baghdad |
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