The Unity Alliance of Iraq (Arabic:

Arabic language

Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 ائتلاف وحدة العراق I’itilaf Wehdat al-Iraq) commonly known as Iraq's Unity, Iraqi Unity or Wassat is an Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

i political coalition formed to contest the Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010. The coalition was formed by Sheikh

Sheikh

Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...

 Ahmed Abu Risha

Ahmed Abu Risha

Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha is a Sunni leader in the Al-Anbar province leading a movement of Sunni tribesmen, the Anbar Salvation Council...

, the head of the Awakening movement, a Sunni tribal militia which was successful in significantly reducing the insurgency

Iraqi insurgency

The Iraqi Resistance is composed of a diverse mix of militias, foreign fighters, all-Iraqi units or mixtures opposing the United States-led multinational force in Iraq and the post-2003 Iraqi government...

 in al-Anbar Governorate and was then reformed into a political party, the Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance

Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance

The Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance is an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009. It obtained 8 out of 29 seats - the highest of any party list....

, which won the most seats in the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009

Al Anbar governorate election, 2009

The Al Anbar governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.- Background :...

. The Awakening Alliance joined forces with Iraq's Shi'a interior minister Jawad al-Bolani and his secular Iraqi Constitutional Party

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-secterian based. The party did surprisingly well for a non-sect based party in the governorate elections of 2009, leading to one seat in the...

 and Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai's Sunni Endowment. 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
  Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance
  The Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance is an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009. It obtained 8 out of 29 seats - the highest of any party list....
  
   - led by Abu Risha
• Charter Gathering - led by al-Samarrai
• Republican Gathering - led by Saad al-Janabi
• Independent candidates, including Kurdish
  Kurdish people
  The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
  
   politician Nehru Kasnazani, former minister of defence Saadoun al-Dulaimi
  Saadoun al-Dulaimi
  - Personal life :Dr. Saadoun al-Dulaimi was born in the province of Al-Anbar in the year of 1954. An independent politician, who does not belong to any party. Married with five children...
  
   and Anbar tribal leader Abu Azzam al-Tamimi.

Results

Governorate	Percentage	Seats Won	Total Seats
Anbar			14
Babil			16
Baghdad			68
Basra			24
Dhi Qar			18
Diyala			13
Duhok			10
Erbil			14
Karbala			10
Kirkuk			12
Maysan			10
Muthanna			7
Najaf			12
Ninawa Ninawa Governorate Ninawa is a governorate in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003. Its chief city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient...			31
Qādisiyyah			11
Salah ad-Din			12
Sulaymaniyah			17
Wassit			11
Compensatory seats			7
Minorities			8
Total:			325