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 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)

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