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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]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rudaw.net/english/interview/29092016 |title=Time has come to break from Iraq, says radical Kurdish cleric Mulla Krekar |date=29 September 2016 |author=Mahmud Yasin Kurdi |website=rudaw.net |access-date=28 November 2016 |archive-date=29 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129024757/http://rudaw.net/english/interview/29092016 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rudaw.net/english/interview/29092016 |title=Time has come to break from Iraq, says radical Kurdish cleric Mulla Krekar |date=29 September 2016 |author=Mahmud Yasin Kurdi |website=rudaw.net |access-date=28 November 2016 |archive-date=29 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129024757/http://rudaw.net/english/interview/29092016 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Iran–Iraq War|Iran-Iraq War]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 15:12, 29 March 2022
Kurdish mujahideen | |
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Leaders | Spiritual leaders:
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Dates of operation | 1980–2008 |
Motives | To make an independent Kurdish state under Islamic law |
Headquarters | None; although strong presence around Halabja[1] |
Active regions | Iraqi Kurdistan |
Ideology | |
Allies | Other Kurdish Islamist groups Iran (1980-1988) KDP (only against Iraq) PUK (only against Iraq) |
Opponents | Iraq United States Ba'athist Iraq Ba'ath loyalists Sunni Arab insurgents Shia Arab insurgents |
Battles and wars |
The Kurdish mujahideen were a loose faction of 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 an independent Kurdish nation, as well as declaring a holy war against Iraq and against Ba'athism. Many Kurdish Islamists began setting up training camps and rebelling against Iraq. The mujahideen remained even after the overthrow and execution of Saddam Hussein to fight Ba'ath loyalists.[2][3]
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.[2][4]
References
- ^ Hawramy, Fazel. "Komal should 'shed' Islamic label: party leader". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ a b "Three Generations of Jihadism in Iraqi Kurdistan". www.ifri.org.
- ^ Martin, Gus. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition. SAGE. p. 48. ISBN 9781412980166.
- ^ 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.