Sunni Insurgency in Iraq_1

table of contentsMiddle East Security Report 24 | Iraq’s Sunni insurgency| sinan adnan With Aaron Reese | october 2014Executive Summary................................................................................... 04introduction............................................................................................. 09Background: From Protest to Insurgency......................................... 10The General Military Council of Iraqi Revolutionaries, JRTN, andthe Iraqi Ba‘ath Party.............................................................................. 12The Fallujah Military Council ............................................................. 16Council of Revolutionaries of the Tribes of Anbar........................ 171920 Brigades ............................................................................................ 18The Islamic Army in Iraq.......................................................................... 19The Jordan Conference.......................................................................... 20Jaysh al-Mujahidin................................................................................... 21Ansar al-Islam.......................................................................................... 22Conclusion................................................................................................ 24notes........................................................................................................... 26Maps & GraphicsiRAQ lOCATOR mAP...................................................................................... 08Anti-government gROUPS cLAIMED AREAS OF OPERATION.................... 11iRAQI SUNNI INSURGENCY GROUP DESCRIPTIONS....................................... 12