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Naqshbandi Army
Jaysh Rijal al-Tariqa al-Naqshbandia ("Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order", more commonly known by the acronym from Arabic JRTN or simply the Naqshbandi Army) is a Sufi jihadi group led by Saddam Hussein's right-hand man Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri.
- 9 MEF articles
- 1 MEF profile page
Profiled on MEF Sites
- Jihad Intel group profile Origins, leadership, ideology and attacks of the group.
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Cite: Middle East Forum, MEF Research by Name, “Naqshbandi Army,” accessed October 13, 2026, https://entities.meforum.org/e/naqshbandi-army/