Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation
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The Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation (a.k.a. Supreme Council of Jihad and Liberation) is an Iraq
i resistance front comprising some 23 militia groups formed in October 2007 and led by former Iraqi vice president and deputy chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council
Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri.
The formation of the coalition was announced on October 3, 2007 in a videotaped message broadcast on the Arab
satellite television channel Al Arabiya
and in a statement posted on a Baathist website.
group – "The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi
Order." Ad-Douri is said to have ascribed to Sufism
, a mystical form of Islam
, in his later years.
The 23 named groups include:
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i resistance front comprising some 23 militia groups formed in October 2007 and led by former Iraqi vice president and deputy chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council
Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council
The Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council was established after the military coup in 1968, and was the ultimate decision making body in Iraq before the 2003 American-led invasion. It exercised both executive and legislative authority in the country, with the Chairman and Vice Chairman chosen by a...
Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri.
The formation of the coalition was announced on October 3, 2007 in a videotaped message broadcast on the Arab
Arab
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satellite television channel Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya is a Pan-Arabist Saudi-owned Arabic-language television news channel. Launched on March 3, 2003, the channel is based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, and is majority-owned by the Saudi broadcaster Middle East Broadcasting Center ....
and in a statement posted on a Baathist website.
Ideology
The group laid down a series of eight terms and conditions in order for negotiations with U.S. forces to take place:- 1. Officially recognize the patriotic Resistance and all the patriotic, Arab nationalist, and Islamist Resistance organizations in all their armed and civil organizations as the sole legitimate representative of Iraq and its great people.
- 2. Officially announce an unconditional withdrawal from Iraq – whether that be immediate or in short stages.
- 3. Halt raids, pursuits, killings, destruction, sabotage, dispossession, and expulsions and withdraw the occupation troops from all population centers.
- 4. Free all prisoners and detainees without exception and compensate them for their losses.
- 5. Return to service the Iraqi Army and national security forces, which were declared dissolved by the Americans during their invasion in 2003. They are to be restored in keeping with the rules and traditions that were in force before the American invasion and they must also be compensated for their losses.
- 6. Pledge to compensate Iraq for all the material and moral losses and injuries caused the country by the occupation.
- 7. Cancel all laws, decrees, and other pieces of legislation issued after the occupation.
- 8. Hold direct talks with the Resistance on implementing a program to fulfill the principles adhered to by the Supreme Command if the Americans want to have save face. Otherwise the Americans will simply have to leave in defeat.
Leadership
In addition to naming ad-Douri head of the group, the Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation also appointed several others to its general staff:- Lieutenant General 'Amir Muhammad Amin (Deputy Supreme Commander for Military Affairs)
- Shaykh 'Ali 'Abdallah al-'Ubaydi (Head of Religious Consultation Body)
- General Khalid Sulayman Khalaf (Head of National Security Board)
- Lieutenant General Muhammad Salig 'Alwan (Head of Board for Administrative and Financial Affairs)
- General Salah ad-Din Ahmad (Head of Board for Information and Mobilization)
- Dr. Kan'an Amin (Official Spokesman)
Included groups
The Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation is made up of 23 resistance groups. The coalition is led by a Sufi MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
group – "The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
Order." Ad-Douri is said to have ascribed to Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
, a mystical form of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, in his later years.
The 23 named groups include:
- 1. The Army of the Men of the NaqshbandiNaqshbandiNaqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
Order - 2. The Army of the Prophet's Companions (Jaish al-Sahaba)
- 3. The Army of the Murabiteen (Jaish al-Murabiteen)
- 4. The Army of al-Hamzah (Jaish al-Hamzah)
- 5. The Army of the Message (Jaish al-Risala)
- 6. The Army of Ibn al-Walid (Jaish Ibn al-Walid)
- 7. The United Command of the Mujahideen in Iraq
- 8. The Liberation Brigades (Kataeb al-Tahrir)
- 9. The Army of al-Mustafa (Jaish al-Mustafa)
- 10. The Army of the Liberation of Iraq (Jaish Tahrir Iraq)
- 11. Squadrons of the Martyrs (Saraya al-Shuhada)
- 12. The Army of the Sabireen (Jaish al-Sabireen)
- 13. The Brigades of the Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers
- 14. The Army of the Knight for the Liberation of the Self-Rule Area
- 15. Squadrons of the Jihad in Basra (Saraya al-Jihad al-Basrah)
- 16. Jihadist Squadrons of Fallujah (Saraya al-Falluja al-Jihadiya)
- 17. The Patriotic Popular Front for the Liberation of Iraq
- 18. The Squadrons of the Husayni Revolution of at-Taff (Saraya Altaf al-Husayni)
- 19. Squadrons of the Liberation of the South (Saraya Tahrir al-Junoob)
- 20. Army of Haneen (Jaish al-Haneen)
- 21. Squadrons of Diyala for Jihad and Liberation
- 22. The Squadrons of Glory for the Liberation of Iraq
- 23. Kurdistan Liberation Army
External links
- Official Website (arabic)
- Iraq's Baath Party Looks to a Final Showdown with the Baghdad Government The Jamestown FoundationThe Jamestown FoundationThe Jamestown Foundation is a Washington, D.C.-based institute for research and analysis, founded in 1984 as a platform to support Soviet dissidents. Today its stated mission is to "inform and educate" policy makers about events and trends, which it regards as being of current "strategic"...
, October 3, 2008 - Report: New Organization In Iraq For Liberation From Occupation Through Jihad MEMRI, October 5, 2007
- Iraq insurgents form front under ex-Saddam aide: TV ReutersReutersReuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
, October 3, 2007