Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq at risk of fragmentation - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Omar Sattar

Omar Sattar

Jul 7, 2017

Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), gives a speech during a ceremony to commemorate his late uncle, cleric Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim, in Baghdad, April 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad - RTSE68O — Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, gives a speech April 8, 2016, in Baghdad during a ceremony to commemorate his uncle, cleric Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, who was assassinated in Najaf in 2003. — REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

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Ammar al-Hakim (C), leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, speaks to his supporters during a ceremony held to announce his election platform, in Baghdad April 5, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION ELECTIONS) - RTR3K2VC

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Harith al-Qarawee

Harith al-Qarawee

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Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), speaks during news conference with Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani in Baghdad, Iraq, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily - RTSQ39J

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Haytham Mouzahem (Syria Pulse)

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Harith al-Qarawee