Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah
| Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah جيش أهل السنة والجماعة | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi |
| Dates of operation | Late 2005 – October 16, 2006 |
| Active regions | Iraq |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism Salafism Jihadism |
| Part of | MSC (from January 15, 2006) |
| Allies | Al-Qaeda in Iraq Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah Katbiyan Ansar al-Tawhid wal Sunnah Saraya al-Jihad Group Al-Ghuraba Brigades Al-Ahwal Brigades |
| Opponents | Iraq Mahdi Army Iraqi Kurdistan Islamic Army of Iraq |
| Wars | Iraq War, Iraqi insurgency |
Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah (Arabic: جيش أهل السنة والجماعة, romanized: Army of the Ahlus Sunnah) was an Iraqi Salafi 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.