Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)
2006 umbrella organization of six+ Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mujahideen Shura Council (Arabic: مجلس شورى المجاهدين في العراق, romanized: Majlis Shura al-Mujahideen fi al-Iraq, abbr. MSC), was an umbrella organization of at least six Sunni Islamist[5] insurgent groups[6] taking part in the Iraqi insurgency against U.S.-led Coalition and Iraqi forces. The groups included in the MSC were: Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn[7][8][9][10] (more commonly known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq),[6][7][8][11] Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah, Katbiyan Ansar Al-Tawhid wal Sunnah, Saraya al-Jihad Group, al-Ghuraba Brigades, and al-Ahwal Brigades.[12][13][14] In mid-October 2006, a statement was released, stating that the Mujahideen Shura Council had been disbanded, and was replaced by the Islamic State of Iraq.
Mujahideen Shura Council | |
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Majlis Shura al-Mujahideen fi al-Iraq | |
Leaders | Abu Ali al-Anbari (5 January 2006 – 16 April 2006)[1] Abu Musab al-Zarqawi † (16 April 2006 – 7 June 2006) Abu Omar al-Baghdadi[2] (7 June 2006 – 15 October 2006) |
Dates of operation | 15 January 2006 – 15 October 2006 |
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Headquarters | Al Anbar Governorate |
Active regions | Iraq |
Ideology | Sunni Islamism Jihadism Qutbism Salafi Jihadism[3] |
Allies | Al-Qaeda |
Opponents | Coalition forces Republic of Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority Mahdi Army[4] |
Battles and wars | Iraq War |