Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)

Mujahideen Shura Council
Majlis Shura al-Mujahideen fi al-Iraq
LeadersAbu Ali al-Anbari (5 January 2006 – 16 April 2006)[1]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi †
(16 April 2006 – 7 June 2006)
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi[2] (7 June 2006 – 15 October 2006)
Dates of operation15 January 2006 – 15 October 2006
Group(s)
HeadquartersAl Anbar Governorate
Active regionsIraq
IdeologySunni Islamism
Jihadism
Qutbism
Salafi Jihadism[3]
Allies Al-Qaeda
Opponents Coalition forces
Republic of Iraq
Coalition Provisional Authority
Mahdi Army[4]
Battles and warsIraq War
Preceded by
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Succeeded by
Islamic State of Iraq
Part of a series on the
History of the Islamic State

Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (1999‑2004)

Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2004‑2006)

Jama'at Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah (2004‑2006)

Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah (2004‑2006)

Mujahideen Shura Council (2006)

Islamic State of Iraq (2006‑2013)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(2013‑2014)

Islamic State (2014‑present)
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The Mujahideen Shura Council (Arabic: مجلس شورى المجاهدين في العراق, romanized: Majlis Shura al-Mujahideen fi al-Iraq, abbr. MSC), was an umbrella organization of at least six Sunni Islamist[5] insurgent groups[6] taking part in the Iraqi insurgency against U.S.-led Coalition and Iraqi forces. The groups included in the MSC were: Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn[7][8][9][10] (more commonly known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq),[6][7][8][11] Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah, Katbiyan Ansar Al-Tawhid wal Sunnah, Saraya al-Jihad Group, al-Ghuraba Brigades, and al-Ahwal Brigades.[12][13][14] In mid-October 2006, a statement was released, stating that the Mujahideen Shura Council had been disbanded, and was replaced by the Islamic State of Iraq.

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  13. ^ "ست مجموعات اسلامية في العراق تعلن انشاء مجلس شوري" [Six Islamic groups in Iraq announce the establishment of a Shura Council]. 16 January 2006.
  14. ^ "أين بن لادن ومن يؤويه ولماذا لا يعثر عليه؟". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 January 2024.