Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order
| Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order | |
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| جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية | |
The emblem of the JRTN. Text within the parentheses reads "A Victory from Allah and an Imminent Conquest". Bottom text reads "Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order" | |
| Leaders | Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri # (founder, 2006–2020) |
| Dates of operation | 30 December 2006 – present |
| Country | Iraq |
| Allegiance | |
| Group(s) | Intifada Ahrar al-Iraq (2012-13) |
| Motives | Re-establishment of Ba'athist Iraq |
| Active regions | Northwestern and western Iraq Sunni Triangle Baghdad Belts |
| Ideology | Ba'athism Saddamism Iraqi nationalism Arab nationalism Arab-Islamic nationalism Pan-Arabism Islamism |
| Size | 1,500 to 5,000 (2011) |
| Part of | Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation (2007–2011) |
| Allies | GMCIR Free Iraqi Army (until 2014) Anbar Tribal Council Hurras al-Din (alleged) Saudi Arabia (alleged) |
| Opponents | Republic of Iraq
Iran Ba'athist Syria United States Islamic State of Iraq and Levant |
| Battles and wars | |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | Iraq United States |
| Flag | |
| Website | alnakshabandia.net |
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The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (Arabic: جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية Jaysh Rijāl al-Ṭarīqah al-Naqshbandiyya; JRTN), also known as the Naqshbandi Army, is one of a number of underground Ba'athist militant insurgency groups fighting U.S.-led Coalition forces in Iraq. Media frequently refers to the group by the initials JRTN, a romanization of its Arabic name. Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation, technically the name of the umbrella organization to which JRTN belongs, is also often used to refer to JRTN specifically.
It was named after the Naqshbandi Sufi order. The JRTN's ideology has been described as "a mix of Islamic and pan-Arab nationalistic ideas", and "under the influence of Ba'athist and Islamist political ideals" with Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri being described as "the hidden sheikh of the Men of the Naqshbandis".