The Jihad and Reform Front, or Reformation and Jihad Front, is a Sunni

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coalition that announced its formation on May 2, 2007.Jihad Organizations in Iraq Establish New Front

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, May 4, 2007 The announcement was posted on several jihadist websites. The Front is officially opposed to and critical of

Al-Qaida in Iraq Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI; ar, القاعدة في العراق, al-Qā'idah fī al-ʿIrāq) or Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia ( ar, القاعدة في بلاد الرافدين, al-Qā'idah fī Bilād ar-Rāfidayn), officially known as ''Tanzim Qaidat a ...

, and comprises three groups: the

Islamic Army in Iraq The Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI) ( ar, الجيش الإسلامي في العراق ''al jaysh al islāmi fī'l-`irāq'') was one of a number of underground Islamist militant (or '' mujahideen'') organizations formed in Iraq following the 2003 in ...

, the

Mujahideen Army The Jaish al-Mujahideen (or Army of the Holy Warrior) is a Sunni militant group in Iraq. The group first emerged in late 2004.

, and some senior leaders from the Sharia Commission of Ansar al-Sunnah, according to the Front's founding notice. Leaflets recently plastered on walls in the western city of

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said another insurgent group, the

1920 Revolution Brigades The 1920 Revolution Brigades (Arabic كتائب ثورة العشرين ''Kitā'ib Thawrat al-ʿIshrīn'') is a Sunni militia group in Iraq, which includes former members of the disbanded Iraqi army. The group has used improvised explosive dev ...

, may have joined the front as well.

Goals

According to

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, its announced goals are as follows: "expelling the occupiers, establishing religion, government by Sharia, and a moderate approach to Islamic doctrine (i.e. against strict enforcement and

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practices). It rejects the legitimacy of the

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, 'sectarian elections', and the al-

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government. It calls on all factions of the Iraqi insurgency to join with it, and specifically invites the

1920 Revolution Brigade The 1920 Revolution Brigades (Arabic كتائب ثورة العشرين ''Kitā'ib Thawrat al-ʿIshrīn'') is a Sunni militia group in Iraq, which includes former members of the disbanded Iraqi army. The group has used improvised explosive devi ...

, and urges all to avoid side battles at the expense of the main battle against the American occupation.

Member Groups

Army of Jihad
Army of the Tabieen
Muhammad al-Fatah Battalion
Upright Battalion

Dawa and Frontier Companies
Soldiers of the Most Merciful Companies

Jaish al-Rashideen The Jaish al-Rashideen ( English: "Army of the Guides") group is a Sunni Iraqi insurgent group taking part in many guerrilla attacks against U.S.-led Coalition forces using IEDs, sniping soldiers off from a distance, and firing rockets and mor ...

Army of the Muslims
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References

External links

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State of the Sunni Insurgency in Iraq: August 2007

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