1920 Revolution Brigades
1920 Revolution Brigades | |
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كَتَائِبُ ثَوْرَةِ الْعِشْرِينَ | |
Leaders | Harith Zahir Khamis al-Dhari † |
Dates of operation | 2003–2007 |
Headquarters | Al Anbar Province |
Active regions | Al Anbar Province |
Ideology | Sunni Islamism Iraqi nationalism Islamism |
Slogan | A Victory from Allah and an Imminent Conquest |
Opponents | Coalition Iraq United States Israel Islamic State of Iraq Kata'ib Hezbollah[1] |
The 1920 Revolution Brigades were a Sunni militant group in the country of Iraq mainly made up of members of the former members of the Iraqi army from the rule of Saddam Husayn (l.a). The group was established by former members of the Iraqi army in 2003 at the start of the invasion of Iraq by US forces. The group used explosives and attacked members of the United States Armed Forces and Kata'ib Hezbollah (n.a) The group was named after the Iraqi Revolt of 1920.
Organization split
[change | change source]On March of 2007, somem mebers of the brigades broke off the group to create Hamas of Iraq. In a speech issued on the 18th of March 2007, the 1920 Revolution Brigades announced that it had split into two seperate brigades Islamic Conquest and Islamic Jihad. Islamic Jihad renamed itself as the Twentieth Revolution Brigades while Islamic Conquest renamed itself Hamas of Iraq.[2]