Naqhsbandi Army
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The Naqshbandi Army (NA),[lower-alpha 1] officially the Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (AMNO),[lower-alpha 2] was a Sufi Islamic militant organization which fought the Coalition forces in the Iraq War. It was named for the Naqshbandi Sufi order. Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation, technically the name of the umbrella organisation to which AMNO belongs, is also often used to refer to AMNO specifically.[14][15]
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Naqshbandi Army | |
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جيش النقشبندية | |
Leaders | Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri † (founder, 2006–2020) Salah Al-Mukhtar (2020–2021) |
Dates of operation | 30 December 2006 – May 14 2021 [1] |
Allegiance | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |
Group(s) | Intifada Ahrar al-Iraq (2012-13)[2] |
Motives | Re-establishment of Ba'athist Iraq |
Active regions | Northwestern and western Iraq Sunni Triangle Baghdad Belts |
Ideology | Sufi Islam Naqshbandi Iraqi nationalism Arab Socialism Ba'athism |
Size | 1,500 to 5,000 (2011)[3] |
Part of | Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation |
Allies | MCIR Free Iraqi Army (until 2014) Anbar Tribal Councils Guardians of Religion Organization[4] (alleged) Saudi Arabia[5][6][7] (alleged) |
Opponents | Republic of Iraq
Iran Syria United States Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (sometimes since 2014)[9][10][11] |
Battles and wars | Iraq War |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Iraq[12][13] United States |
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Website | alnakshabandia.net |
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The AMNO'S ideology has been described as "a mix of Islamic and pan-Arab nationalistic ideas",[16] with Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri being described as "the hidden sheikh of the Men of the Naqshbandi".[17]