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Kurdistan Brigades
Militant Islamist organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kurdistan Brigades,[4] are a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Iran. It is the official Kurdish branch of al-Qaeda. It has also launched several attacks on the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq. The group was overshadowed by other Islamist factions but remains active.[5]
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Kurdistan Brigades | |
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(Kurdish: کەتیبەکانی کوردستان) | |
![]() The groups flag, which is a Shahada with "Kurdistan Brigades" written under it. | |
Leaders | Dilshad Kalari (unknown to unknown) Abdullah Hassan al-Sorani (2007 to unknown): al-Sorani has released public statements of behalf of AQKB and is believed to be the group’s official spokesman.[1] |
Dates of operation | 2001-present, largely inactive after 2010 |
Headquarters | Iraqi Kurdistan, Iranian Kurdistan |
Ideology | Islamic extremism Salafist Qutbism Salafist Jihadism Wahhabism[2] Anti-Zionism |
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Opponents | State opponents
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Battles and wars | the Iraq War and the Global War on Terrorism |
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