Coalition for Iraqi National Unity

Political party in Iraq

Coalition for Iraqi National Unity

تجمع الوحدة الوطنية العراقي

Secretary-General| Nehru Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Kasanzani
Founded| 12 December 1991 (12 December 1991)
Headquarters| Baghdad, Iraq
Ideology| Iraqi nationalism
Economic liberalism[1]
Colors| Blue, Red, White
Seats in the Council of Representatives of Iraq:|

0 / 325

Seats in the local governorate councils:|

0 / 440

Website
www.cinu-dn.org
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The Coalition for Iraqi National Unity (CINU) is a political party in Iraq. It is led by Nehru Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Kasanzani.[2]

Nehru Kasanzani's father, Sheikh Mohammed al-Kasanzani is the religious leader of the Kasanzani order, which is the largest order of Sufis in Iraq.[3] Sheikh al-Kasanzani led a pro-government Kurdish militia in the 1970s and 1980s and became an important oil industry middleman in northern Iraq linked to Izzat al-Douri.[4] In 1999 Nehru and his two brothers were arrested and sentenced to death after Nehru's brother forged Saddam Hussein's signature. After the intervention of a Kurdish Communist former minister, the Kasanzanis were released and allowed to flee to Iraqi Kurdistan, which was outside the control of the Iraqi government.[3] There, the family are reported to have become assets of the CIA, feeding them lists of names of people in security services.[3][better source needed]

After the invasion of Iraq, al-Kasanzani founded the Iraqi National Unity Coalition. They stood in the January and December 2005 elections as list 552 but failed to win any seats. They did, however, win 5 provincial assembly seats in Salah ad Din in 2005 and won 14,439 votes and two provincial assembly seats in the 2009 Al Anbar governorate election.[5]

In January 2010 the party was banned by the De-Baathification Commission with 14 others for links with the banned Baath Party.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Liberating Iraqi economy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
2. ^ Killing a person in a sticky bomb Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, Eye, 2009-12-24
3. ^ a b c What Are an Iraqi CIA Agent and His Novice Lobbyist Up to in Washington?, DC Bureau, 2009-05-15
4. ^ THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: RELIGION; As Sunni Divisions Widen, Iraq's Sufis Are Under Attack, The New York Times, 2005-08-21
5. ^ See linked article
6. ^ Motlak says decision to exclude him from elections indicates “there is no state”, Aswat Al Iraq, 2010-01-08