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| Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order | |
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| جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية | |
 The emblem of the JRTN. Parenthesised text reads "A Victory from Allah and an Imminent Conquest". Bottom text reads "Army of The Naqshibandi Way" | |
| Leaders | Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri † (founder, 2006–2020) Salah Al-Mukhtar (2020–2021) |
| Dates of operation | 30 December 2006 – May 14 2021 [1] |
| Allegiance |  Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |
| Group(s) | Intifada Ahrar al-Iraq (2012-13)[2] |
| Motives | Re-establishment of Ba'athist Iraq |
| Active regions | Northwestern and western Iraq Sunni Triangle Baghdad Belts |
| Ideology | Sufi Islam Naqshbandi Iraqi nationalism Arab Socialism Ba'athism |
| Size | 1,500 to 5,000 (2011)[3] |
| Part of | Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation |
| Allies |  MCIR Free Iraqi Army (until 2014) Anbar Tribal Councils Guardians of Religion Organization[4] (alleged) Saudi Arabia[5][6][7] (alleged) Turkey (alleged) |
| Opponents |  Republic of Iraq
 Iran Syria United States Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (sometimes since 2014)[9][10][11] |
| Battles and wars | Iraq War
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| Designated as a terrorist group by | Iraq[12][13] United States |
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| Website | alnakshabandia.net |
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The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (Arabic: جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية Jaysh Rijāl aṭ-Ṭarīqa an-Naqshabandiya), also called the Naqshbandi Army, was one of a number of underground Ba'athist and Sufi militant insurgency groups fighting U.S.-led Coalition forces in Iraq. Media frequently refers to the group by the initials JRTN, a romanization of its Arabic name.[14] Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation, technically the name of the umbrella organisation to which JRTN belongs, is also often used to refer to JRTN specifically.[15]
It was named for the Naqshbandi Sufi order. The JRTN's ideology has been described as "a mix of Islamic and pan-Arab nationalistic ideas",[16] with Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri being described as "the hidden sheikh of the Men of the Naqshbandi".[17]
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- ^ "Comprehensive Reference Guide to Sunni Militant Groups in Iraq". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Colin Freeman (18 May 2013). "Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri: the King of Clubs is back, and he may yet prove to be Saddam Hussein's trump card". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "1062 - خطأ: 1062". Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Saudis reportedly funding insurgents". The Seattle Times. September 8, 2006.
Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons
- ^ "Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq's Sunni insurgency". Reuters. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Saddam's 'king of clubs' reappears on Baath anniversary". Rudaw. 8 April 2018.
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- ^ "Iraq crisis: Isis allies 'turn on jihadists' as 17 killed in clashes near Kirkuk". The Telegraph. 21 Jun 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (26 Dec 2014). "The Naqshbandi Army's Current Situation in Iraq". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Emily Anagnostos (7 Feb 2017). "Warning Update: Iraq's Sunni Insurgency Begins as ISIS Loses Ground in Mosul". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Iraq issues 'most wanted' terror list". 4 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "اعتقال 3 ارهابيين من "النقشبندية" في الشرقاط". Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Insurgent group looks to future without U.S." Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (23 January 2014). "Comprehensive Reference Guide to Sunni Militant Groups in Iraq". Jihadology. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Bayoumi, Alaa; Harding, Leah (June 27, 2014). "Mapping Iraq's fighting groups". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ Knights, Michael (24 June 2014). "Saddam Hussein's Faithful Friend, the King of Clubs, Might Be the Key to Saving Iraq". New Republic. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2014.