Mujahideen Army (Iraq)
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For the Syrian rebel coalition, see Army of Mujahideen.
The Jaish al-Mujahideen (or 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). The Mujahideen Army is comprised almost exclusively of native Iraqi Sunni Muslims, including ex-members of Saddam Hussein's military and security agencies such as Fedayeen Saddam, Special Republican Guard, Republican Guard and the Special Security Organization.
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Army of the Holy Warrior Jaysh al-Mujahideen | |
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جيش المجاهدين | |
Dates of operation | Late 2004 – 2011 |
Ideology | Jihadism Sunni Islamism Iraqi nationalism Anti-Zionism |
Part of | Jihad and Reform Front Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance |
Allies | Islamic Army in Iraq |
Opponents | Iraq[1] Norway USA Israel |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Iraq[2] |
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