Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah

Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah
جيش الطائفة المنصورة
LeadersAbu Omar al-Baghdadi [1]
Dates of operation2004 – 16 October 2006
Active regions Iraq
IdeologySalafist jihadism
Anti-Shi'ism
Part of MSC
(from 15 January 2006)
Opponents Iraq
 United States
Mahdi Army
 Iraqi Kurdistan
Islamic Army of Iraq
Battles and warsIraq War
Succeeded by
Islamic State of Iraq

Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah (Arabic: جيش الطائفة المنصورة, romanizedArmy of the Victorious Sect) was an Iraqi Salafi-jihadist insurgent group that fought against US troops and their local allies during the Iraq War. In 2006 the group aligned itself with al-Qaeda and helped establish the Mujahideen Shura Council.

  1. ^ A biography of Abu Ayyub Al-Masri by IS militant and media influencer Abu Khattab al-Falluji revealed that JTM was led by Abu Umar al-Ansari which was Abu Umar Baghdadi.