The Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance (Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية للمقاومة العراقية - جامع, romanized: al-Jabha el-Islamiya lil-Moqawama al-Iraqiya, JAMI), also known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (Arabic: المقاومة الإسلامية في العراق, romanized: al-Moqawamat al-Islamiat fi al-Iraq), was a Sunni Islamist insurgent group in Iraq that fought the U.S.-led Coalition as a part of the Iraqi Insurgency.[1][2] The group announced itself around May 2004. The nationalist group has affirmed several times that it only focuses on fighting U.S. forces, not Iraqis. It is believed[by whom?] that JAMI has affiliations with the former Iraqi Republican Guard and that some of the JAMI members might be ex-members of the Republican Guard. JAMI's field of operations stretched from Baghdad to Anbar Governorate, Saladin Governorate and Diyala Governorate.
| Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance al-Jabha el-Islamiya lil-Moqawama al-Iraqiya | |
|---|---|
| الجبهة الإسلامية للمقاومة العراقية - جامع | |
 Logo of JAMI | |
| Dates of operation | May 2004 – 18 December 2011 January 2014 – 9 December 2017 |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism Iraqi nationalism |
| Battles and wars | Iraq War Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) War in Iraq (2013–2017) |
The group was believed to be of Muslim Brotherhood background, similar to the 1920 Revolution Brigades.
The group has been reported several times by al-Jazeera, claiming that their reporters have "master's degree in media" the group also has proclaimed to specifically say that it only attacks US forces, not iraqis.
References
edit- ^ MacAskill, Ewen (11 October 2007). "Sunni insurgents form alliance against US". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Stepanova, Ekaterina (2007). "Islamist Terrorism Today: Global And Regional Levels". Security Index: A Russian Journal on International Security. 13 (1): 79–94. doi:10.1080/19934270.2007.9756490. ISSN 1993-4270.