The Map of Insurgency in Iraq: The Armed Groups

How has the rebellion against the Maliki administration in Iraq started? Who are the Sunni groups other than ISIS fighting in the field? What is the ultimate goal of these groups?

In this study; in order to reveal the real face of the Sunni Uprising and make an inference about prospective developments, an assessment will be made on the courses of establishment, philosophies and areas of activities of the organizations that have taken multiple points under control and are currently mobilized in Iraq, such as: Ansar al Islam (AI, or Cemaat Ensar’ul-İslam in Arabic), Jaysh al-Tariqa al-Naqshbandia (JRTN, or Jeyş’ur Rical et-Tarikat’un Nakşibendiyye), The Islamic Army in Iraq (Al Ceyş’ul-İslam fi’l Irak), The Military Council of Tribal Revolutionaries of Iraq, and the 1920s Revolution Brigades (Ketaib es-Sevret’ül-İşrin).

 
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