Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order | |
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Participant in the Iraq War, the Iraqi insurgency (2011–13), the Iraq War (2014–present), and the War on Terror | |
The emblem of the JRTN.
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Active | 30 December 2006 – 18 December 2011 January 2014 – present |
Ideology |
Naqshbandi Islam Iraqi nationalism Ba'athism |
Leaders | Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri |
Area of operations | North-West and West Iraq, Sunni Triangle |
Strength | 5,000+ |
Allies |
MCIR SCJL Free Iraqi Army Anbar Tribal Councils |
Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and Levant |
Battles and wars |
Iraqi insurgency (2003–11) |
Website | alnakshabandia.net |
Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)
Civil war in Iraq (2006–07)
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (Arabic: جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية Jaysh Rijāl aṭ-Ṭarīqa an-Naqshabandiya), also called the Naqshbandi Army, is one of a number of underground Ba'athist and Sufist militant insurgency groups in Iraq. Media frequently refers to the group by the initials JRTN, a romanization of its Arabic name.Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation, technically the name of the umbrella organisation to which JRTN belongs, is also often used to refer to JRTN specifically.