Iraqi Islamic Party (Hizb al-Islami al-Airaqi), a Sunni political party in Iraq. The party was founded in 1960. It evolved out of the Muslim Brotherhood movement. It was clandestine during the Saddam Hussein years. Image File history File linksMetadata Iraqiparty. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Muslim Brotherhood or The Muslim Brothers (Arabic: الإخوان المسلمون al-ikhwān al-muslimūn, full title جماعة الإخوان المسلمين jamāat al-ikhwān al-muslimīn, The Society of the Muslim Brothers, often simply الإخوان al-ikhwān, the Brotherhood) is the name of several Islamist organizations in the Middle East. ... Wikinews has news related to: Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein in a Suit Saddam Hussein on Iraqi banknote Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, (Arabic ), born April 28, 1937 , was the President of Iraq from 1979 until he was captured by US troops on December 13th, 2003, following the 2003...

The party general secretary since July 2004 is Tariq al-Hashimi; before then it was Dr. Muhsin Abd-al-Hamid, who served as a Sunni Arab representative to the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) that worked alongside the Coalition Provisional Authority.

After the invasion of Iraq, IIP joined the U.S.-appointed government, the IGC. On November 9th 2004, during the attack of U.S.-led forces on Falluja, the IIP withdrew its support to the government. The IIP boycotted the general elections of January 30, 2005 (see Iraqi legislative election, 2005) after initially supporting them, but did participate in some governorate councils held on the same day (see for instance Ninawa governorate council election, 2005 and Al-Anbar governorate council election, 2005). The sole minister of the party, Hajim Hassani, chose to stay in the government and quit the party. Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal republic... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal republic... Fallujah (Arabic: فلوجة; sometimes transliterated as Falluja and less commonly Fallouja, Falloujah, Faloojah, Faloojeh) is a city of about 350,000 inhabitants in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly 69km (43 miles) west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. ... Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. ... The Governorate Council election in the Ninawa governate of Iraq was held on January 30, 2005, simultaneously with the national legislative election. ... The election for the governate council of Iraqs al-Anbar governate were held on January 31, 2005. ...

The IIP ran as part of the Iraqi Accord Front (IAF, or Jabhat al-Tawafuq al-Iraqiyah) coalition in the December 2005 with the Iraqi National Dialogue Council, General Council for the People of Iraq, and Iraqi Islamic League for Women. The IAF won 44 seats, the most for any Sunni Arab coalition. The Iraqi Accord Front is an Iraqi political coalition created on October 26, 2005 in order to run in the December 15, 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election. ...

The IIP has been continuously condemned for its participation in the Iraqi political process, including by al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Mu'sab al-Zarqawi in December 2005 for their participation in the general election. Jamaat al-Tawhid wal Jihad members with Shosei Koda and with the banner in the background Jamaat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (Arabic: , Monotheism and Holy War Movement) is the Islamist guerrilla network of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian-born Islamist militant believed operating against United States-led... Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in one of eight photos from Rewards for Justice, all undated. ...

External links

• Party website
• Zarqawi's condemnation of the IIP