Iraq Civil War | ||||||||
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Part of Iraq War and Iraqi insurgency | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Iraqi Sunni insurgents and foreign fighters![]() ![]() Islamic Army in Iraq Jaish Ansar al-Sunna Black Banner Organization Mohammad's Army Jaish al-Rashideen |
Iraqi Shiite militias Mahdi Army Badr Organization |
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Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi† Abu Ayyub al-Masri Ishmael Jubouri |
Alleged: Muqtada al-Sadr Hadi Al-Amiri Abu Deraa | |||||||
Strength | ||||||||
Sunni militias |
Mahdi Army | |||||||
Thousands of combatants and civilians |