The Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance (, JAMI), also known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (), was a

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Islamist insurgent group in Iraq that fought the U.S.-led Coalition as a part of the Iraqi Insurgency. 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 that JAMI has affiliations with the former

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and that some of the JAMI members might be ex-members of the Republican Guard. JAMI's field of operations stretched from

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to Anbar Governorate,

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and

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. The group was believed to be of

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background, similar to the

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. The group has been reported and promoted several times by

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, claiming that the militants have "Master's degree in media", and that it only attacks US forces, not Iraqis.

References

External links

Website of JAMI (In Arabic)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Islamic Front For The Iraqi Resistance Arab militant groups Factions in the Iraq War Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Islamist insurgent groups Organizations affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood Rebel groups in Iraq Iraqi nationalism Ba'athist organizations