Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah
Iraqi Sunni insurgent group – 2004 to 2006 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah (Arabic: جيش الطائفة المنصورة, romanized: Army of the Victorious Ta'ifa) was an Iraqi Salafi-jihadist insurgent group that fought against US troops and their local allies during the Iraq War. In 2006 the group aligned itself with al-Qaeda and helped establish the Mujahideen Shura Council.
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Quick Facts Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah جيش الطائفة المنصورة, Leaders ...
Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah جيش الطائفة المنصورة | |
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Leaders | Abu Omar al-Baghdadi †[1] |
Dates of operation | 2004 – 16 October 2006 |
Active regions | Iraq |
Ideology | Salafist jihadism Anti-Shi'ism |
Part of | MSC (from 15 January 2006) |
Opponents | Iraq United States Mahdi Army Iraqi Kurdistan Islamic Army of Iraq |
Battles and wars | Iraq War |
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