Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Mujahideen Army (Iraq)
Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Not listed official list |
|---|---|
| US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT) | Not listed official list |
| UK Proscribed | Not listed official list |
| EU Terrorist Lists | Not listed official list |
| Canada Listed Entities | Not listed official list |
| Australia Listed | Not listed official list |
Profile written 2014 The profile below is the original Jihad Intel text and has not been updated. Designation status above is current.
Not yet designated terrorist by a Western country
Base of operations: Iraq
A Salafist group whose origins date back to the Iraq war, the Mujahideen Army became a more noticeable brand with the renewal of the wider Sunni insurgency in Iraq at the start of 2014. Active in areas such as al-Karma (Anbar province) and Diyala provinces, the Mujahideen Army has been at odds ideologically with the Islamic State in having a more nationalist outlook even as it has aspired to overthrow the central government. In summer 2014 rumors emerged of the Mujahideen Army distributing pamphlets in Diyala province with refusal to pledge allegiance to the Islamic State. Ideologically, however, the group shares the Islamic State's anti-Shi'ism.
Like other non-Islamic State Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq, it was eventually marginalized at the hands of the Islamic State. In the wake of clashes in al-Karma in August 2014, Jaysh al-Mujahideen was forced to withdraw from the main town.
