By John Cole - Informed Comment - U.S.A.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The USG [United States Government] Open Source Center translates [on June 12] an interview with a spokesman for The Army of Men, a militant offshoot of an Arab branch of the Naqshbandi Order that fights the US military presence in Iraq.
Note that most Naqshbandis and indeed most Sufis are peaceful.
Naqshbandis are known as a Sunni Sufi Order and have been more "orthodox" and tied to legalism than most other mystic brotherhoods. Many Kurds are Naqshbandis, but they are pro-American.
--Summary [by USG] of the interview-- :
On 6 June, a jihadist website posted an interview from the Iraqi satellite channel, Al-Zawra, with Dr. Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, the official spokesperson of the Sufi Iraqi insurgent group known as The Army of the Men of the Naqshabandi Order.
Dr. Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi described its formation, beliefs, and operational goals.
Dr. Ayyubi claimed the Naqshabandi Order has existed since the beginning of the US occupation of Iraq, and that its operations target "only the unbeliever occupier," not Iraqi citizens.
With regard to uniting with other insurgent groups, Dr. Ayyubi stated that uniting under one leadership would result in a decrease in operations due to lack of freedom. Regarding negotiations with "occupation forces" or the Iraqi Government, he stated that "we are not negotiators," and that "we want to force out the enemy."
The interview ended with a call from Dr. Ayyubi to force out the "unbelieving enemy" and to abstain from the political process until "the last occupying soldier gets out of our land."
--end of Summary--
To read the interview, translated by the United States Government and posted by Juan Cole (Director of Global Americana Institute), click on the title above or on the link below
http://tinyurl.com/2vs9ko
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Militiant Sufism in Iraq
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The USG [United States Government] Open Source Center translates [on June 12] an interview with a spokesman for The Army of Men, a militant offshoot of an Arab branch of the Naqshbandi Order that fights the US military presence in Iraq.
Note that most Naqshbandis and indeed most Sufis are peaceful.
Naqshbandis are known as a Sunni Sufi Order and have been more "orthodox" and tied to legalism than most other mystic brotherhoods. Many Kurds are Naqshbandis, but they are pro-American.
--Summary [by USG] of the interview-- :
On 6 June, a jihadist website posted an interview from the Iraqi satellite channel, Al-Zawra, with Dr. Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, the official spokesperson of the Sufi Iraqi insurgent group known as The Army of the Men of the Naqshabandi Order.
Dr. Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi described its formation, beliefs, and operational goals.
Dr. Ayyubi claimed the Naqshabandi Order has existed since the beginning of the US occupation of Iraq, and that its operations target "only the unbeliever occupier," not Iraqi citizens.
With regard to uniting with other insurgent groups, Dr. Ayyubi stated that uniting under one leadership would result in a decrease in operations due to lack of freedom. Regarding negotiations with "occupation forces" or the Iraqi Government, he stated that "we are not negotiators," and that "we want to force out the enemy."
The interview ended with a call from Dr. Ayyubi to force out the "unbelieving enemy" and to abstain from the political process until "the last occupying soldier gets out of our land."
--end of Summary--
To read the interview, translated by the United States Government and posted by Juan Cole (Director of Global Americana Institute), click on the title above or on the link below
http://tinyurl.com/2vs9ko
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By John Cole - Informed Comment - U.S.A.Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The USG [United States Government] Open Source Center translates [on June 12] an interview with a spokesman for The Army of Men, a militant offshoot of an Arab branch of the Naqshbandi Order that fights the US military presence in Iraq.
Note that most Naqshbandis and indeed most Sufis are peaceful.
Naqshbandis are known as a Sunni Sufi Order and have been more "orthodox" and tied to legalism than most other mystic brotherhoods. Many Kurds are Naqshbandis, but they are pro-American.
--Summary [by USG] of the interview-- :
On 6 June, a jihadist website posted an interview from the Iraqi satellite channel, Al-Zawra, with Dr. Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, the official spokesperson of the Sufi Iraqi insurgent group known as The Army of the Men of the Naqshabandi Order.
Dr. Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi described its formation, beliefs, and operational goals.
Dr. Ayyubi claimed the Naqshabandi Order has existed since the beginning of the US occupation of Iraq, and that its operations target "only the unbeliever occupier," not Iraqi citizens.
With regard to uniting with other insurgent groups, Dr. Ayyubi stated that uniting under one leadership would result in a decrease in operations due to lack of freedom. Regarding negotiations with "occupation forces" or the Iraqi Government, he stated that "we are not negotiators," and that "we want to force out the enemy."
The interview ended with a call from Dr. Ayyubi to force out the "unbelieving enemy" and to abstain from the political process until "the last occupying soldier gets out of our land."
--end of Summary--
To read the interview, translated by the United States Government and posted by Juan Cole (Director of Global Americana Institute), click on the title above or on the link below
http://tinyurl.com/2vs9ko
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