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| Black Banner Organization | |
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| تنظيم الراية السودة | |
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| Leader | Omar Hadid al Falluji |
| Ideology | Sunni islamism |
| Battles and wars | Iraqi Insurgency |
TheBlack Banner Organization (Arabic: تنظيم الراية السودة,Tandhīm Al Rāyah Al Sawdāh) was anIraqiguerrilla organization that battled multinational troops in Iraq. The organization's ideology was believed to be radical SunniIslamism.
Black Banners has been identified as the armed battalion of theSecret Islamic Army. The group's leader has been identified as Omar (variant: Umar) Hadid al-Falluji, an Iraqi who is believed to have international militant Islamist links.[1][2] Some U.S. and Iraqi officials believe Hadid was close to Jordanian terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose al-Qaida-linked movement allegedly used Fallujah as a headquarters.[3] A large share of its membership is believed to be composed of non-Iraqi fighters, especially from Syria.
This group was an active member of theIraqi insurgency, sharing joint control ofFalluja with other militant groups, where it imposed strictSharia law, and was responsible for a number of kidnappings. This included the abduction of three Indians, two Kenyans, and an Egyptian working for a Kuwaiti company operating in Iraq in 2004.[4] The aim was to compel the company to stop its activities in Iraq. The hostages were later released.
Coalition military officials believe that a campaign of airstrikes against insurgent safehouses and positions in Fallujah seriously disrupted the network of the Black Banner Organization. Omar Hadid is said to have narrowly avoided capture by U.S. forces twice.[5]
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