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Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order | |
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جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية | |
Leaders | Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri † (founder, 2006–2020) Salah Al-Mukhtar (2020–present) |
Dates of operation | 30 December 2006 – present[1] |
Allegiance | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |
Group(s) | Intifada Ahrar al-Iraq (2012-13)[2] |
Motives | Re-establishment of Ba'athist Iraq |
Active regions | Northwestern and western Iraq Sunni Triangle Baghdad Belts |
Ideology | Ba'athism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism Secularism[3] |
Size | 1,500 to 5,000 (2011)[4] |
Part of | Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation |
Allies | MCIR Free Iraqi Army (until 2014) Anbar Tribal Councils Guardians of Religion Organization[5] (alleged) Saudi Arabia[6][7][8] (alleged) |
Opponents | Republic of Iraq
Iran Syria United States Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (sometimes since 2014)[10][11][12] |
Battles and wars | Iraq War |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Iraq[13][14] United States |
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Website | alnakshabandia.net |
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The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (Arabic: جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية Jaysh Rijāl aṭ-Ṭarīqa an-Naqshabandiya), (JRTN) also called the Naqshbandi Army, is one of a number of underground Ba'athist militant insurgency groups fighting U.S.-led Coalition forces in Iraq. Media frequently refers to the group by the initials JRTN, a romanization of its Arabic name.[15] Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation, technically the name of the umbrella organisation to which JRTN belongs, is also often used to refer to JRTN specifically.[16]
It was named for the Naqshbandi Sufi order. The JRTN's ideology has been described as "a mix of Islamic and pan-Arab nationalistic ideas",[17] with Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri being described as "the hidden sheikh of the Men of the Naqshbandi".[18]
Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons
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