Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict
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Not to be confused with the conflict between Jaysh al-Islam and the al-Nusra Front/Tahrir al-Sham in Syria.
The Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda Conflict was part of the Iraqi civil war (2006–2008) and the Iraq War that followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The conflict was between Pan-Islamist, Salafi jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda, and Islamist groups made up of Iraqis which leaned more towards Iraqi nationalism and often disagreed with Al-Qaeda's ambitions.
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Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict | |||||||
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Part of Iraqi Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Anti-AQI Forces: |
from October 2006: Islamic State of Iraq | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abu Al-Abed Ishmael Jubouri Abu Abdullah al-Shaf'i Harith Dhahir Khamis al-Dari † |
Abu Ayyub al-Masri Abu Omar al-Baghdadi | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Islamic Army in Iraq: 10,400[2] Ansar al-Sunnah: 500–1,000[citation needed] | 12,000[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
in total 300+ deaths |
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In early 2007, one of Iraq's main armed groups had confirmed a split with al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), according to a spokesman for the dissenting organisation. The Islamic Army, however, reached a ceasefire" with AQI on June 6, 2007, yet still refused to sign on to the Islamic State of Iraq".[4]