Confederations (qabila)
- AL-BU MUHAMMAD centered in the Maysan governorate
- 'ANIZA (pronounced 'Aniza) federation
- 'AZZA federation around Balad
- DULAIM centered in the Anbar governorate
- Roberta'a
- Al-Bu Ridaini
- Al-Bu Assaf
- Al-Bu Dhiyab
- Al-Bu Hussein Al-Ali
- Al-Bu Aitha
- Al-Shareefat
- Al-Bu Dirnaj
- Al-Bu Matroud
- Al-Bu Ali
- Al-Bu Jabir
- Al-Bu Khalifah
- Al-Bu Mar'i
- Al-Bu Fahd
- Al-Bu Nimr
- Al-Bu Salim
- Al-Bu Chilaib
- Al-Bu Alwan
- Al-Halabsa
- Al-Bu Ubaid
- Al-Malahma
- Al-Karabla
- Al-Mahamda
- Al-Falahat
- Al-Bu Mahhal
- Al-Bu Issa (in Fallujah)
- Al-Jumeilat (in Fallujah)
- Al-Bu Farraj
- Jabouri
- BANI KA'B federation centered south of the city of Basra and across the border in the Khuzestan province of Iran
- KHAZA'IL
- BANI LAM
- BANI MALIK (related to Malik Al-Ashtar)
- Al-Ali
- Al-Faraj
- Al-Ismail
- Al-Awabid
- Al-Humaidat
- Al-Ibrahim
- Bani Rzaij
- Bani Hasan colloquially pronounced "Beni Hesin"
- MUNTAFIQ
- Al-Sa'dun clan (tribal leaders)
- Bani Malik
- Albu Salih
- Al-Aliyat
- Al-Ibrahim
- Hacham
- Bani Sa'eed
- Al-Issa
- Al-Bazzun
- Al-Maryan
- Al-Ajwad
- Khafaja
- Abbuda
- Al-Ghizi
- Bani Rikab
- Bani Zaid
- Jash'am
- Al-Izayrij
- Al-Humaid
- I'gail
- Al-Qarraghul
- Al-Shuwailat
- Al-Togia
- Al-Zuhairiya
- Al-Husseinat
- Al-Asachra
- Al-Rifai'
- Al-Bi'aij
- Al-Sharifat
- RABI'A (pronounced Rubai'a) centered around the Kut city area
- Al-Sarai
- Al-Magasis
- Al-Mayyah
- Al-Amara
- Umayr
- Al-Zirgan
- Chinana
- Shammar in the Ninawa governorate
- Shammar Al-Jarba (in Iraq, Syria and Turkey)
- Shammar Al-Jebel (in Saudi Arabia)
- Al-Aslam
- Al-Sayih
- Zoba'
- Sinjara
- Bani Assad
- Al-Khayoon
- Al-Mu'arfat or Al-bu-Ma'arfat (Al-ma'arefawi)
- Al-Haddad
- Al-Mazeedi
- Bani Mushref (Al-Mushrifi)
- Al-Jaza'ir
- Al-Hilal
- Al-Abbas
- Al Shawwi
- BANI TAMIM (sometimes written Timim or Temim) in central and southern Iraq
- al-Suhail clan (tribal leaders) near Abu Ghuraib
- al-Turshan section centered in the Diyala governorate
- al-Kan'an section in the Basra and Al-Faw Peninsula governorate
- 'UBAID (in al-'Alam and Tarmiya)
- ZUBAYD
- Note: The 'AZZA, DULAYM, JABOURI, JANABI, SHAWI and 'UBAYD federations above are all sub-sections of the
ZUBAYD (The Head family of Zubayd tribe is Al Sumarmad)
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