Jeish Muhammad
| Jaish Muhammad | |
|---|---|
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جيش محمد الفاتح Participant in Iraq War |
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| Active | 2003 - 2011 2014 - present |
| Ideology |
Saddamist Ba'athism Sunni Islamism Iraqi nationalism |
| Leaders | Moayad Ahmed Yasseen (2003-2004) |
| Opponents |
 Iraqi security forces
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| Battles and wars | Iraqi insurgency |
Jeish Muhammad (Arabic: جيش محمد الفاتح Jaish Muḥammad al-fātiḥ, translation: Army of Muhammad the Conqueror; JM) is an Iraqi militant group that is both politically and religiously motivated. It appears that the politically motivated faction within JM is primarily made up of Ba'athist, pro-Saddam for members of the regime, mainly from the Sunni region. Many who enjoyed special status during the reign of Saddam were from Tikrit, which is in turn within an area of Iraq where the Arab population is mostly Sunni. People who generally hold the ex-vice-president, Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri, in exceptionally high esteem were members of the security, intelligence and police forces from the previous government.
Jaysh Muhammad was initially believed to consist of fighters who had infiltrated Iraq from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries. Later it was reported by the Iraq Survey Group, that membership appears to be primarily of Iraqi citizens, former regime officers. This was supported by their ability to use a pre-war information network and supply infrastructure. The JM was responsible for sophisticated attacks on Coalition forces during early 2004, assisted by former intelligence and security officers.
On August 19, 2003, a masked man claiming to speak for the Islamic Jihad Brigades of Muhammad's Army, Abdallah Bin-Iyad Brigade, took responsibility for the a bombing at the UN compound in Baghdad through an audiotape provided to Lebanon's LBC satellite television. A group calling itself the Armed Vanguards of the Second Muhammad Army claimed responsibility for the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, The claim took the form of a typewritten, Arabic statement shown on the Al-Arabiya station on August 21, 2003.
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