Hamas of Iraq

Sunni militia group in Iraq

This article is about the group based in Iraq. For the Palestinian group, see Hamas.

Hamas of Iraq

حماس العراق

Flag of Hamas of Iraq

Logo of Hamas of Iraq

Foundation| 2007
Dates of operation| 18 March 2007 – 18 December 2011; still existed until 9 December 2017
Dissolved| 2017
Active regions| Central Iraq
Ideology| Iraqi nationalism
Sunni Islamism
Anti-Imperialism
Anti-West
Part of| Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance
Allies|  Islamic Army in Iraq

Opponents|  Iraqi Armed Forces
United States
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Islamic State of Iraq
Battles and wars| Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
War in Iraq (2013-2017)
Designated as a terrorist group by|  Iraq[1]

Preceded by
1920 Revolution Brigades

Hamas of Iraq (Arabic: حماس العراق, romanized: Ḥamās al-'Irāq) was a Sunni militia group based in Iraq, which split from the 1920 Revolution Brigades on 18 March 2007.[2] The group claims to have released videos of its attack on US troops.[3] The 1920 Revolution Brigades insists that Hamas in Iraq was involved in assisting US troops in their Diyala operations against Al-Qaeda in Iraq.[4][5] Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had feared the US-armed 'concerned local citizens' were an armed Sunni opposition in the making, and has argued that such groups should be under the command of the Iraqi Army or police.[6] On 11 October 2007, the militia group joined a political council that embraced armed insurgency against American forces.[7]

## Political program

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Hamas in Iraq released a political program in April 2007 with some of the following provisions:[8]

* "The movement believes in armed jihad as a means for expelling the occupier, and calls on public opinion and agencies and international institutions to respect this right... of all peoples to resist occupation, and to distinguish between that and armed crimes which target innocent civilians."
* "We believe in a necessary link between military efforts and political action as two mutually supportive instruments for achieving the goals of resistance for liberation and salvation and preventing the fundamentalist movements from harvesting the fruits of the resistance."
* "We confirm the necessity of continuing the killing until the exit of the last soldier from the occupying armies, and to not negotiate with the enemy except with an agreement of the factions of the jihad and the Iraqi resistance; and under the appropriate circumstances and conditions."

In July 2007, The Guardian reported that the group participated with other insurgent groups in an alliance called the Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance, which includes a range of Islamist and nationalist-leaning groups which was formed to negotiate with the Americans in anticipation of an early US withdrawal. Main planks of the joint political program included "a commitment to free Iraq from foreign troops, rejection of cooperation with parties involved in political institutions set up under the occupation and a declaration that decisions and agreements made by the US occupation and Iraqi government are null and void."[9]

## Emblem

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The logo represents a map of Iraq (1932-present) alongside a green flag saying "Indeed,we have given you a clear victory" in Arabic. Below the flag is Arabic Text saying "The Islamic al-Fath Brigade". To the right of the text and flag, there's a hand holding some sort of Islamic sword with the text below the map. "Islamic Resistance Movement" "Hamas - Al-Iraq".[citation needed]

## Operations in Diyala in August 2007

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The 1920 Revolution Brigades insists that Hamas in Iraq was involved in assisting US troops in their recent Diyala operations against Al-Qaeda in Iraq in August 2007.[4][5] The insistences occurred when The Washington Post reported in a telephone interview with Lt. Col. Joseph Davidson, executive officer of the 2nd Infantry Division, U.S. forces were now "partnering with Sunni insurgents from the 1920 Revolution Brigades, which includes former members of ousted president Saddam Hussein's disbanded army."[10] The 1920 Revolution Brigades replied that: "We say to … the occupation and to your followers and agents that you made a very big lie" in linking us with the Diyala anti-Al-Qaeda campaign.[11] The group maintains that the US military spokesman should have referred to "Iraqi Hamas", which consisted of Brigades before the operations.[4][5]

## See also

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* List of armed groups in the Iraqi Civil War
* United Jihad Factions Council
* 1920 Revolution Brigades

## Footnotes

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1. ^ "نص الاعترافات الخطيرة لأعضاء الشبكة الارهابية والتي تدين الهاشمي و العيساوي". 20 December 2011.
2. ^ "Iraqi Jihad Group Establishes New Political Framework called 'Hamas-Iraq'". Middle East Media Research Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
3. ^ "Twentieth Revolution Brigades and Hamas of Iraq Individually Claim Downing American Helicopters in Baghdad, Video of Bombing Troop Transporter". SITE Institute. 10 April 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
4. ^ a b c "Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 26 August 2007". Retrieved 7 November 2014.
5. ^ a b c "1920 Revolution Brigade memo denying involvement in Diyala Operations". 26 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
6. ^ "US buys 'concerned citizens' in Iraq, but at what price?". AFP. 16 October 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.
7. ^ "Iraq insurgent groups form one council". Retrieved 27 June 2023.
8. ^ "Abu Aardvark: Iraq insurgency developments". Retrieved 7 November 2014.
9. ^ Milne, Seumas (19 July 2007). "Insurgents form political front to plan for US pullout". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
10. ^ Anderson, John Ward; Dehima, Salih (20 June 2007). "Offensive Targets Al-Qaeda In Iraq". The Washington Post. p. 1. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
11. ^ "Offensives elsewhere, but Baghdad remains deadliest for U.S. troops". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

## External links

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### Organization links

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* Iraqi Jihad Group Establishes New Political Framework called ‘Hamas-Iraq’ \- document detailing the creation of Hamas Iraq

### Denial of working with coalition forces

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* Hamas Iraq denies negotiations
* American site publishes false news about the Iraqi resistance

### Other links

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* DefenseLink: Tribal Leaders in Diyala Province Band Together \- US Army article discussing which details possible cooperation between Hamas-Iraq and US military.
* Website of Hamas of Iraq (In Arabic)

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* Abu Ali al-Anbari
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* Anwar al-Awlaki
* Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
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* Abu Ayyub al-Masri
* Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
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* Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
* Mohammed Atef
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* Massoud Rajavi
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* Saeed al-Masri
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* Haji Bakr
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* Abu Mohammad al-Julani
* Omar Abdel-Rahman
* Osama bin Laden
* Hassan Nasrallah
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* Saif al-Adel
* Shukri Mustafa
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* Khalid Batarfi
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* Abdelhamid Abou Zeid
* Abu Khayr al-Masri
* Abu Muhsin al-Masri
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* Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi
* Wathiq al-Battat

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* Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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* Iraq War (2003–2011)
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Related|

* Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
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* Sexual violence in the Iraqi insurgency
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Ideology|

* Deobandi
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* Salafi movement
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* Pan-Islamism
* Pashtunwali

Phenomena|

* Islamic extremism
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* Islamic terrorism

Organisations|

* Taliban
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* Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
* Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
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* Lashkar-e-Omar
* Jundallah
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* Haji Namdar Group
* Ahrar-ul-Hind
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* Jaish-e-Mohammed
* Al-Badr (Jammu and Kashmir)
* Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmir
* Lashkar-e-Taiba
* Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
* Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh
* Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
* Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
* Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh
* Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
* Indian Mujahideen
* Popular Front of India
* Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)
* Karnataka Forum for Dignity
* Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan

Leaders|

* Syed Ahmad Barelvi
* Hibatullah Akhundzada
* Riaz Basra
* Jalaluddin Haqqani
* Qari Hussain
* Mullah Akhtar Mansour
* Baitullah Mehsud
* Mohammed Omar
* Mullah Muhammad Rasul
* Hafiz Muhammad Saeed

Related|

* Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
* Shabana
* Talibanization

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Ideology|

* Islamism
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* Salafi jihadism
* Pan-Islamism

Phenomena|

* Islamic extremism
* Islamic fundamentalism
* Islamic terrorism

Organisations|

* Abu Sayyaf
* Al-Ma'unah
* Ansar Khalifa Philippines
* Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
* Barisan Revolusi Nasional
* Darul Islam
* Front for the Liberation of Champa
* Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
* Islamic Liberation Front of Patani
* Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah
* Jemaah Islamiyah
* Jamaah Ansharut Daulah
* Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid
* Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao
* Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia
* Laskar Jihad
* Maute group
* Moro Islamic Liberation Front
* Mujahedeen KOMPAK
* Mujahidin Indonesia Timur
* Patani United Liberation Organisation
* Pattani Islamic Mujahideen Movement
* Runda Kumpulan Kecil
* United Mujahideen Front of Pattani

Leaders|

* Abdullah Sungkar
* Abu Bakar Bashir
* Abu Sabaya
* Abdurajik Abubakar Janjalani
* Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi
* Azahari Husin
* Dulmatin
* Khadaffy Janjalani
* Les Kosem
* Mahmud Ahmad
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* Noordin Mohammad Top
* Nur Misuari
* Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosoewirjo
* Zulkifli Abdhir

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* 2005 Palu market bombing
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* 2013 Ekayana Monastery bombing
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* 2016 Jakarta attacks
* 2016 Movida Bar grenade attack
* 2016 Davao City bombing
* 2016 Samarinda church bombing
* 2017 Jakarta bombings
* 2018 Mako Brimob standoff
* Surabaya bombings
* 2018 Lamitan bombing
* 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings
* 2020 Jolo bombings
* 2021 Makassar cathedral bombing
* Indonesian National Police headquarters shooting
* Datu Paglas market occupation
* Indonesian People's Da'wah Party crackdown
* Istana Negara attempted shooting
* Astana Anyar bombing
* 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack

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* MENA region
* South Asia
* Sub-Saharan Africa

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Militant Islamism in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ideology|

* Jihadism
* Salafi jihadism
* Pan-Islamism

Phenomena|

* Islamic extremism
* Islamic fundamentalism
* Islamic terrorism

Organisations|

* Al-Shabaab
* Islamic Courts Union
* Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
* Hizbul Islam
* Boko Haram
* Ansaru
* Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
* Al-Mulathameen
* Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
* al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
* Ansar Dine
* Al-Mourabitoun
* Katiba Macina
* Ansarul Islam
* Katibat Salaheddin
* Ansar al-Sharia (Mali)
* Ansar al-Sharia (Mauritania)
* Allied Democratic Forces
* Islamic State
* Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
* Islamic State – West Africa Province
* Islamic State - Central Africa Province
* Islamic State in Somalia
* Islamic State - Mozambique Province
* Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique)

Leaders|

* Ali Yassin Mohamed
* Hassan Dahir Aweys
* Fuad Qalaf
* Abdul Qadir Mumin
* Mokhtar Belmokhtar
* Abou Zeid
* Abdelmalek Droukdel
* Abubakar Shekau
* Ahmad Umar
* Mohammed Yusuf
* Iyad Ag Ghaly
* Amadou Koufa
* Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
* Sedane Ag Hita
* Ibrahim Malam Dicko
* Djaffar Dicko
* Musa Baluku

Events|

* Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
* Mali War
* Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
* Jihadist insurgency in Niger
* Somali Civil War (2009–present)
* Boko Haram insurgency
* Insurgency in Cabo Delgado

* Part of Islamism
* Militant Islamism in
* MENA region
* South Asia
* Southeast Asia

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Armed groups in the Iraqi conflict

Iraqi government|

* Iraqi Armed Forces
* Iraqi Army
* Iraqi Air Force
* Iraqi Navy
* Iraqi security forces
* Iraqi Police
* Iraqi Police Service
* National Police
* Supporting Forces
* Facilities Protection Service

Ba'athists|

* Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order
* Fedayeen Saddam
* General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries
* Al-Awda
* General Command of the Armed Forces, Resistance and Liberation in Iraq
* Popular Army
* New Return
* Patriotic Front
* Political Media Organ of the Ba'ath Party
* Popular Resistance for the Liberation of Iraq
* Al-Abud Network
* Free Iraqi Army

Militias and others|

| Shia Islamic militias|

* Popular Mobilization Forces
* Mahdi Army
* Abu Deraa's Mahdi Army faction
* Badr Organization
* Sheibani Network
* Soldiers of Heaven
* Free Iraqi Forces
* Special Groups (Iraq)
* Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
* Promised Day Brigade
* Kata'ib Hezbollah
* Saraya Ansar al-Aqeeda
* Kata'ib al-Imam Ali
* Kata'ib Jund al-Imam
* Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
* Saraya al-Jihad
* Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces
* Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya
* Quwwat Sahl Ninawa
* Mukhtar Army
* Hezbollah
* Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas
* Jaysh al-Mu'ammal
* Liwa Ali al-Akbar
* Islamic Resistance in Iraq
* Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

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Sunni Islamic militias|

* Tribal Mobilization
* Awakening groups
* 1920 Revolution Brigades
* Jaish al-Rashideen
* Islamic Army in Iraq
* Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance
* Hamas of Iraq
* Harakat Ahrar al-Iraq

Kurdish militias|

* Peshmerga
* Kurdistan Workers' Party
* Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
* Asayîşa Êzîdxanê

Turkmen militias|

* Iraqi Turkmen Front
* 16Brigade
* 52nd Brigade
* 92nd Brigade
* Brigade of Imam Hussein
* Sayyid al-Shuhada
* Bashir Regiment

Assyrian militias|

| Nineveh Plains|

* Nineveh Plain Protection Units
* Nineveh Plain Forces
* Qaraqosh Protection Committee
* Dwekh Nawsha

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* Syriac Military Council
* Kataib Rouh Allah Issa Ibn Miriam
* Babylon Brigade

Yazidi militias|

* Asayîşa Êzîdxanê
* Êzîdxan Protection Force
* Sinjar Alliance

* Sinjar Resistance Units
* Êzîdxan Women's Units

Insurgents|

| Nationalist Salafis|

* Mujahideen Army
* Mujahideen Battalions of the Salafi Group of Iraq
* Islamic Salafist Boy Scout Battalions
* Mohammad's Army

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Salafi Jihadists|

* Al-Mustafa Army in Iraq
* Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan
* Black Banner Organization
* Abu Theeb's group
* Abu Bakr Al-Salafi Army
* Hassan Al-Basri Brigades
* Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna
* Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah
* Islamic State
* Mujahideen Shura Council
* Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah
* Al-Qaeda in Iraq
* Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
* Shield of Islam Brigade
* Wakefulness and Holy War
* White Flags

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