Hamas of Iraq
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. The group claims to have released videos of its attack on US troops. The 1920 Revolution Brigades insists that Hamas in Iraq was involved in assisting US troops in their Diyala operations against Al-Qaeda in Iraq. 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. On October 11, 2007, the militia group joined a political council that embraced armed insurgency against American forces.
| Hamas of Iraq | |
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| 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 | Sunni Islam Iraqi nationalism |
| Part of | Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance |
| Allies | Islamic Army in Iraq United States (claimed by Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq) |
| 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 |
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