Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order
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The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (Arabic: جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية Jaysh Rijāl aṭ-Ṭarīqa an-Naqshabandiya), also called the Naqshbandi Army, was one of a number of underground Ba'athist and Sufi 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.[14] 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.[15]
This article is missing information about the group from after 2015. (January 2018) |
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 (2020–2021) |
Dates of operation | 30 December 2006 – May 14 2021 [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 | Sufi Islam Naqshbandi Iraqi nationalism Arab Socialism Ba'athism |
Size | 1,500 to 5,000 (2011)[3] |
Part of | Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation |
Allies | MCIR Free Iraqi Army (until 2014) Anbar Tribal Councils Guardians of Religion Organization[4] (alleged) Saudi Arabia[5][6][7] (alleged) Turkey (alleged) |
Opponents | Republic of Iraq
Iran Syria United States Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (sometimes since 2014)[9][10][11] |
Battles and wars | Iraq War |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Iraq[12][13] United States |
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Website | alnakshabandia.net |
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",[16] with Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri being described as "the hidden sheikh of the Men of the Naqshbandi".[17]