The Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance (Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية للمقاومة العراقية - جامع, ''al-Jabha el-Islamiya lil-Moqawama al-Iraqiya'') abbreviated ''JAMI'', was a Sunni islamist insurgent group in Iraq, fighting the U.S.-led Coalition as a part of the

Iraqi Insurgency Iraqi insurgency may refer to: * Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011), part of the Iraq War ** Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006), 2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency ** Iraqi civil war (2006–2008), multi-sided civil war in Iraq * Iraqi insurgency (20 ...

. The group announced itself in 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 Republican Guard and that some of the JAMI members might be ex-members of the Iraqi Republican Guard. JAMI's field of operations stretches from Baghdad to Anbar Governorate, Saladin Governorate and

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. The group is believed to be of an

ikhwan The Ikhwan ( ar, الإخوان, al-ʾIkhwān, The Brethren), commonly known as Ikhwan min ta'a Allah ( ar, إخوان من أطاع الله), was a traditionalist religious militia made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen which formed a signif ...

background, similar to the

Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Br ...

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 Muslim Brotherhood Rebel groups in Iraq