Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 4 - Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi (JRTN)

Jaysh Rijalal-Tariq al-Naqshabandi

Aka:  Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order; Armed Men of the Naqshabandi Order; Naqshbandi Army; Naqshabandi Army; Men of the Army of al-Naqshbandia Way; Jaysh Rajal al-Tariqah al-Naqshbandia; JRTN; JRN; AMNO.

Description:  Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi (JRTN) was designated as an FTO on September 30, 2015.  In 2006, the group, which consists of former Ba’ath Party officials, military personnel, and Sunni nationalists, announced insurgency operations against international forces in Iraq in response to the execution of Saddam Hussein.  Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, former vice president of Saddam Hussein’s Revolutionary Council, led the group until his death in 2020.  JRTN aims to overthrow the Government of Iraq, install a new Ba’athist regime, and end external influence in Baghdad.

Activities:  JRTN did not claim responsibility for any attacks in 2024.

Strength:  JRTN’s precise numbers are unknown.

Location/Area of Operation:  Iraq.

Funding and External Aid:  JRTN has received funding from former regime members, major tribal figures in Iraq, and Persian Gulf-based financiers of terrorism.

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