Mujahideen Shura Council elements

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Mujahideen Shura Council elements were insurgent Islamist militant factions that participated in the Iraqi insurgency, notably fighting against U.S.-led coalition forces in battles such as those in Fallujah.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist militant group
armed faction
insurgent group
activeIn Sunni-majority areas of Iraq
conflictWith United States–led coalition forces in Iraq
countryOfOperation Iraq
engagedIn armed attacks on coalition convoys
attacks against Iraqi security forces
urban combat in Iraqi cities
goal establish governance based on their interpretation of Islamic law
expel foreign military forces from Iraq
hasDesignation insurgent faction
jihadist group
ideology Islamism
Salafi jihadism
notablyActiveIn Fallujah
operationalRole local militant component of the Mujahideen Shura Council
opposed Iraqi government aligned with U.S.-led coalition
U.S. military presence in Iraq
participatedIn Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
surface form: Iraqi insurgency

battles in Fallujah
partOf Sunni insurgency in Iraq
broader Mujahideen Shura Council network in Iraq
region Al Anbar Governorate
religion Sunni Islam
status non-state armed actor
timePeriod post-2003 invasion of Iraq
typeOfOrganization clandestine militant network
usedTactics ambushes
guerrilla warfare
improvised explosive device attacks
small-arms attacks

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First Battle of Fallujah belligerent Mujahideen Shura Council elements