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|group1 = '''[[Salafi|Nationalist Salafis]]''' | |group1 = '''[[Salafi|Nationalist Salafis]]''' | ||
| − | |list1 = * | + | |list1 = * |
| − | *[[Islamic Army in Iraq]] (''Al-Jaish Al-Islami fil-Iraq'') | + | *[[Islamic Army in Iraq]] (''Al-Jaish Al-Islami fil-Iraq'') |
| − | *[[Jaish al-Mujahideen]] | + | *[[Jaish al-Mujahideen]] |
| − | *Mujahideen Battalions of the Salafi Group of Iraq | + | *Mujahideen Battalions of the Salafi Group of Iraq |
| − | *Islamic Salafist Boy Scout Battalions (''Kataab Ashbal Al Islam Al Salafi'') | + | *Islamic Salafist Boy Scout Battalions (''Kataab Ashbal Al Islam Al Salafi'') |
*Mohammad's Army (''[[Jeish Muhammad]]'') | *Mohammad's Army (''[[Jeish Muhammad]]'') | ||
|group2 = '''[[Pan-Arabism|Pan-Arab Nationalists]]''' | |group2 = '''[[Pan-Arabism|Pan-Arab Nationalists]]''' | ||
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* [[Nasserism|Nasserites]] | * [[Nasserism|Nasserites]] | ||
|group3 = '''[[Salafist jihadism|Salafi Jihadists]]''' | |group3 = '''[[Salafist jihadism|Salafi Jihadists]]''' | ||
| − | |list3 = * | + | |list3 = * |
| − | * [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] - including | + | * [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] - including |
| − | *1. [[Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)|Mujahideen Shura Council]] | + | *1. [[Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)|Mujahideen Shura Council]] |
| − | *2. [[Al Qaeda in Iraq]] | + | *2. [[Al Qaeda in Iraq]] |
| − | *3. [[Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad]] | + | *3. [[Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad]] |
| − | * [[Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna]] | + | * [[Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna]] |
| − | * [[Ansar al-Islam]] | + | * [[Ansar al-Islam]] |
| − | * [[Black Banner Organization]] (''ar-Rayat as-Sawda'') | + | * [[Black Banner Organization]] (''ar-Rayat as-Sawda'') |
| − | * Asaeb Ahl el-Iraq (''Factions of the People of Iraq'') | + | * Asaeb Ahl el-Iraq (''Factions of the People of Iraq'') |
| − | * [[Wakefulness and Holy War]] | + | * [[Wakefulness and Holy War]] |
| − | * [[Abu Theeb]]'s group | + | * [[Abu Theeb]]'s group |
* Jaish Abi Baker's group | * Jaish Abi Baker's group | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| group2 = '''[[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |Ba'athists]]''' | | group2 = '''[[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |Ba'athists]]''' | ||
| − | | list2 = * | + | | list2 = * |
| − | * [[Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order]] (''Naqshabandiya Army'') | + | * [[Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order]] (''Naqshabandiya Army'') Sufi/Sunni Naqshbandi Iraqis led by Saddam Hussein's former aide [[Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri | Izzat Ibrahim Ad-Douri]]. It is the largest insurgency group which comprises former Ba'athists and is known to have ties with former régime elements. |
| − | * [[Fedayeen Saddam]] ("Saddam's Men of Sacrifice") | + | * [[Fedayeen Saddam]] ("Saddam's Men of Sacrifice") A paramilitary organization loyal to the former Ba'athist regime of [[Saddam Hussein]]. |
| − | * [[General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries]] | + | * [[General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries]] |
| − | * [[The Return (guerrilla organization)|The Return]] (''al-Awda'') | + | * [[The Return (guerrilla organization)|The Return]] (''al-Awda'') composed of former Ba'ath Party officials, intelligence agents, former members of the [[Republican Guard (Iraq)|Republican Guard]], the [[Special Republican Guard (Iraq)|Special Republican Guard]] and [[Fedayeen Saddam]] militia. |
| − | * General Command of the Armed Forces, Resistance and Liberation in Iraq | + | * General Command of the Armed Forces, Resistance and Liberation in Iraq |
| − | * [[Popular Army (Iraq)|Popular Army]] | + | * [[Popular Army (Iraq)|Popular Army]] |
| − | * New Return | + | * New Return |
| − | * Patriotic Front | + | * Patriotic Front |
| − | * Political Media Organ of the Ba‘ath Party (Jihaz al-Iilam al-Siasi lil hizb al-Ba'ath) | + | * Political Media Organ of the Ba‘ath Party (Jihaz al-Iilam al-Siasi lil hizb al-Ba'ath) |
| − | * Popular Resistance for the Liberation of Iraq | + | * Popular Resistance for the Liberation of Iraq |
* [[Al-Abud Network]] | * [[Al-Abud Network]] | ||
| − | | group3 = [[Iraqi Armed Forces]] | + | | group3 = [[Iraqi Armed Forces]] and Police |
| − | | list3 = * | + | | list3 = * |
| − | * [[Iraqi Army]] - The Iraqi Army, a component of the Iraqi Security Forces tasked with responsibility for all Iraqi land-based military operations following the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. | + | * [[Iraqi Army]] - The Iraqi Army, a component of the Iraqi Security Forces tasked with responsibility for all Iraqi land-based military operations following the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. |
| − | * [[Iraqi Air Force]] | + | * [[Iraqi Air Force]] |
| − | * [[Iraqi Police]] - The Iraqi Police are the organic civil police force of the Republic of Iraq. The police have three main branches. | + | * [[Iraqi Police]] - The Iraqi Police are the organic civil police force of the Republic of Iraq. The police have three main branches. |
| − | *1. Iraqi Police Service (IPS): Responsible for the day to day patrolling of cities around most crimes. | + | *1. Iraqi Police Service (IPS): Responsible for the day to day patrolling of cities around most crimes. |
| − | *2. National Police (NP): Paramilitary force for counterinsurgency, public-disorder and counter-terrorist tasks. | + | *2. National Police (NP): Paramilitary force for counterinsurgency, public-disorder and counter-terrorist tasks. |
| − | *3. Supporting Forces: Remaining police organizations, primarily the Department of Border Enforcement (DBE). | + | *3. Supporting Forces: Remaining police organizations, primarily the Department of Border Enforcement (DBE). |
*[[Facilities Protection Service]] - A paramilitary force responsible for protecting government buildings and facilities. | *[[Facilities Protection Service]] - A paramilitary force responsible for protecting government buildings and facilities. | ||
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|group1 = '''[[Shia Islam|Shia]] militias''' | |group1 = '''[[Shia Islam|Shia]] militias''' | ||
| − | |list1 = * | + | |list1 = * |
| − | * [[Mahdi Army]] (''Jaish-i-Mahdi'') (جيش المهدي) | + | * [[Mahdi Army]] (''Jaish-i-Mahdi'') (جيش المهدي) The Mahdi Army is a militia force created by the Iraqi Shia cleric [[Muqtada al-Sadr]] in June of 2003, disbanded in 2008. |
| − | * [[Abu Deraa]]'s Mahdi Army faction | + | * [[Abu Deraa]]'s Mahdi Army faction In the fall of 2006, Abu Deraa and his supporters formed their own militia. |
| − | * [[Badr Organization]] (originally Badr Brigade/Bader Corps) (منظمة بدر) | + | * [[Badr Organization]] (originally Badr Brigade/Bader Corps) (منظمة بدر) The armed wing of the [[Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq]] (SCIRI). |
| − | *[[Sheibani Network]]<br/>Smuggling network and Insurgent group, which both supplies other insurgents and attacks coalition and Iraqi forces. | + | *[[Sheibani Network]]<br/>Smuggling network and Insurgent group, which both supplies other insurgents and attacks coalition and Iraqi forces. |
| − | * [[Soldiers of Heaven]] | + | * [[Soldiers of Heaven]] an armed Iraqi [[Shia Islam|Shi'a sect]]. |
| − | * [[Special Groups (Iraq)]] Iranian-backed factions of the Mahdi Army which went on to become separate organisations which continued fighting after the Mahdi Army's disbanding. | + | * [[Special Groups (Iraq)]] Iranian-backed factions of the Mahdi Army which went on to become separate organisations which continued fighting after the Mahdi Army's disbanding. |
| − | *1. [[Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq]] (League of the Righteous) - The largest Special Group, led by [[Qais Khazali]] and later Akram al-Kabi. | + | *1. [[Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq]] (League of the Righteous) - The largest Special Group, led by [[Qais Khazali]] and later Akram al-Kabi. |
| − | *2. [[Promised Day Brigades]] - The Special Group which was created as successor of the Mahdi Army and continued activities against US and coalition forces | + | *2. [[Promised Day Brigades]] - The Special Group which was created as successor of the Mahdi Army and continued activities against US and coalition forces |
*3. [[Kata'ib Hezbollah]] (Hezbollah Brigades) - The most notorious Special Group, it became completely independent from the Mahdi Army and other Special Groups. | *3. [[Kata'ib Hezbollah]] (Hezbollah Brigades) - The most notorious Special Group, it became completely independent from the Mahdi Army and other Special Groups. | ||
|group2 = '''[[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] militias''' | |group2 = '''[[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] militias''' | ||
| − | |list2 = * | + | |list2 = * |
| − | * [[Sons of Iraq|Awakening groups]] | + | * [[Sons of Iraq|Awakening groups]] |
| − | * [[1920 Revolution Brigade]] | + | * [[1920 Revolution Brigade]] |
| − | * [[Jaish al-Rashideen]] | + | * [[Jaish al-Rashideen]] |
| − | * [[Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance]] (''al-Jabha al-Islamiya lil-Moqawama al-Iraqiya - JAMI'') | + | * [[Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance]] (''al-Jabha al-Islamiya lil-Moqawama al-Iraqiya - JAMI'') |
* [[Hamas of Iraq]] | * [[Hamas of Iraq]] | ||
|group3 = '''[[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] militias''' | |group3 = '''[[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] militias''' | ||
| − | |list3 = * | + | |list3 = * |
| − | * [[Peshmerga]] - term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. The term is now officially used for the security forces of [[Iraqi Kurdistan]]. | + | * [[Peshmerga]] - term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. The term is now officially used for the security forces of [[Iraqi Kurdistan]]. |
| − | * [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] or PKK. A militant separatist organization which aims to set up an independent Kurdish state in Turkey. {{As of |2013}} has bases in Iraqi Kurdistan's Qandil mountains. | + | * [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] or PKK. A militant separatist organization which aims to set up an independent Kurdish state in Turkey. {{As of |2013}} has bases in Iraqi Kurdistan's Qandil mountains. |
| − | * [[Kurdistan Freedom Falcons]] or TAK. Radical splinter group from the PKK, currently residing in the Qandil mountains. | + | * [[Kurdistan Freedom Falcons]] or TAK. Radical splinter group from the PKK, currently residing in the Qandil mountains. |
* [[PJAK|Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan]] or PJAK. A militant organization aiming to overthrow the Islamic government of Iran. {{As of | 2013}} taking refuge in the Qandil mountains. | * [[PJAK|Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan]] or PJAK. A militant organization aiming to overthrow the Islamic government of Iran. {{As of | 2013}} taking refuge in the Qandil mountains. | ||
|group4 = '''Minority militias''' | |group4 = '''Minority militias''' | ||
| − | |list4 = * | + | |list4 = * |
| − | *[[Qaraqosh Protection Committee]], an Assyrian Christian self-defence force | + | *[[Qaraqosh Protection Committee]], an Assyrian Christian self-defence force |
*[[Malik Al-Tawus Troop]], a Yezidi self-defence force in northern Iraq | *[[Malik Al-Tawus Troop]], a Yezidi self-defence force in northern Iraq | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 22:17, 29 September 2014
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