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{{Short description|Kurdish Islamist rebels}} |
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Revision as of 01:21, 29 March 2022
Kurdish mujahideen | |
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Active | 1979–2003 |
Ideology | |
Leaders | Spiritual leaders:
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Headquarters | Scattered around Iraqi Kurdistan |
Area of operations | Iraqi Kurdistan |
Allies | Against Iraq only: Iran KDP PUK |
Opponents | Iraq |
Battles/wars |
The Kurdish mujahideen were Kurdish Islamist volunteers that fought during the 1980s until 2000s against the state of Iraq and the rule of Saddam Hussein.
Formation
The Kurdish Mujahideen emerged during the Iran-Iraq War, when Sheikh Uthman Abd al-Aziz, leader of the IMK, called for a Kurdish nation as well as calling for Jihad against Ba'athism. Many Kurdish Islamists began setting up training camps and rebelling against Iraq.[1][2]
Leadership
Although the Kurdish mujahideen weren't an organized group, they had many spiritual leaders, including Mullah Krekar, Ali Bapir, Adham Barzani, and Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.ifri.org/en/publications/notes-de-lifri/three-generations-jihadism-iraqi-kurdistan
- ^ Martin, Gus. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition. SAGE. p. 48. ISBN 9781412980166.
- ^ https://www.ifri.org/en/publications/notes-de-lifri/three-generations-jihadism-iraqi-kurdistan
- ^ Mahmud Yasin Kurdi (29 September 2016). "Time has come to break from Iraq, says radical Kurdish cleric Mulla Krekar". rudaw.net. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.