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The Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI) ( Militant , or Mujaheddin , organizations formed in Iraq following the 2003 Invasion Of Iraq by United States and Coalition military forces and the subsequent collapse of the Baathist government headed by Saddam Hussein . FOUNDING The precise details about the emergence of the IAI are unclear although it is generally assumed that the group was established sometime during the summer of 2003 to fight Coalition Forces . {Link without Title} IDEOLOGY When it first formed it appeared to have the same ideologies as Al-Qaeda , mainly because it used kidnapping as a means of pursuing its goals, and it asserted its belief that Islam and Democracy are contradictory of each other by their nature. The group also threatened to target the January 2005 elections, although it didn't carry out any such attack. However, other events have lead people to believe that IAI is different from Al-Qaeda, and that it has some kind of a trend towards the in general, but includes members of a Muslim Brotherhood background. Unlike most Monitor put out by The Jamestown Foundation confirms some of what Jubouri was claiming. In a March 2005 article it states the group is composed primarily of Sunnis with a much smaller, but still present, Shiite congregation and, in general, is " {Link without Title} inclusive Islamic organization with Iraqi nationalist tendencies." {Link without Title} The group has released several joint statements (communiqués) with other groups such as Islamic Resistance Movement and the Islamic Front For The Iraqi Resistance , which are know to be of an Ikhwan background. In one of these joint statements, six groups (including the IAI) called for Iraqis to participate in the referendum on the constitution (October 2005) by voting ''against'' it; in contrast to Al-Qaeda, which said that simply participating in voting is against the basic fundamentals of Islam, even if it was to vote against it. After rumours spread in Iraq of the alleged demolition of the Al-Aqsa Mosque . In April 2005, the IAI announced the formation of the “al-Aqsa Support Division.” This group was to support the Palestinians in their armed struggle against Israel. The current status of the al-Aqsa Support Division is unknown leading people to believe that the statement was merely rhetoric. NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPINGS The Islamic Army in Iraq, was responsible for the abduction of the following persons who were released unharmed:
The Islamic Army in Iraq is believed responsible for the execution of the following persons:
In addition, the Islamic Army in Iraq claimed responsibility for the September 1 , 2004 assassination attempt against Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi , leader of the Iraqi National Congress , in which two of his bodyguards were killed, two were wounded and two remain missing. The Islamic Army of Iraq admitted capturing one of Chalabi's bodyguards. Chalabi escaped unharmed. On 22 April, the "Islamic Army in Iraq" released a video of their members killing a Bulgarian "civilian contractor" who survived after the downing of his helicopter. He was helped to his feet and then shot with 20 rounds of ammunition. {Link without Title} EXTERNAL LINKS
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