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The Islamic Army in Iraq (Arabic: الجيش الإسلامي في العراق, romanized: al-Jaysh al-Islāmi fī'l-`irāq, abbr. IAI) was an underground Islamist militant organization formed in Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S.-led Coalition forces, and the subsequent collapse of the Ba'athist regime headed by Saddam Hussein.
The Mujahideen Army (Arabic:جيش المجاهدين; lit. Army of the Holy Warrior) was a Sunni militant group in Iraq.The group first emerged in late 2004. [3] The Mujahideen Army is one of the founding members of the Jihad and Reform Front as well as a member of the Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance (PCIR).
Juba [1] (Arabic: جوبا), sometimes spelled Joba, is the pseudonym of an anonymous sniper with the Sunni insurgent group Islamic Army in Iraq involved in the Iraqi insurgency, featured in several videos released between 2005 and 2007. Juba became famous after videos showing footage of his shootings appeared online.
The Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda Conflict was part of the Iraqi civil war (2006–2008) and the Iraq War that followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq.The conflict was between Pan-Islamist, Salafi jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda, and Islamist groups made up of Iraqis which leaned more towards Iraqi nationalism and often disagreed with Al-Qaeda's ambitions.
Liwa Ali al-Akbar (Arabic: لواء علي الأكبر, romanized: Liwāʾ ʿAlī al-Akbar, English: Ali al-Akbar Brigade) or as the Popular Mobilization Forces' 11th Brigade is an Iraqi Shiite faction part of the Popular Mobilization Forces and affiliated with the Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala.
Following the US invasion of Iraq, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, along with some associates, created Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah (JJASJ) – the Army of the Sunni People Group – and it operated in Samarra, Diyala, and Baghdad. [3] [4] Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi served as head of the group and led it to establish caliphate. [5] [6]
Free Syrian Army; Ahrar al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki. Syrian Arab Republic. Syrian Armed Forces [30] [31] National Defense Force [30] Hezbollah. Defeat Battle of Sadad (21 October 2013 – 28 October 2013) al-Qaeda. Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Syrian Arab ...
On 22 December 2009, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated "the Iraq-based insurgent group Jaysh Rijal al-Tariqah al-Naqshbandiyya (JRTN) for threatening the peace and stabilization efforts in Iraq" saying, "JRTN has committed, directed, supported, or posed a significant risk of committing acts of violence against Coalition and Iraqi ...