1920 Revolution Brigades
Sunni militia group in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Saraya Thawrat al-Eshreen al-Thaniya[1]
The 1920 Revolution Brigades (Arabic: كتائب ثورة العشرين, romanized: Kitā'ib Thawrat al-ʿIshrīn) was a Sunni militant group in Iraq, which included former members of the disbanded Iraqi army. It was established by the members of the former Ba'ath army of Saddam Hussein in 2003 following the American invasion. The group had used improvised explosive devices, and armed attacks against U.S.-led Coalition forces and comprises the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement. The group was named in reference to the Iraqi revolt of 1920.
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1920 Revolution Brigades | |
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كتائب ثورة العشرين | |
Leaders | Harith Zahir Khamis al-Dhari † |
Dates of operation | 2003–2007 |
Headquarters | Al Anbar Province |
Active regions | Al Anbar Province |
Ideology | Sunni Islamism Iraqi nationalism Islamism |
Slogan | A Victory from Allah and an Imminent Conquest |
Opponents | Coalition Iraq United States Israel Islamic State of Iraq Kata'ib Hezbollah[2] |
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