Iraqi Armed Revolutionary Resistance
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The Iraqi Armed Revolutionary Resistance (IARR) is a Marxist insurgent group alleged to be operating in Iraq
in 2007.
revolutionary Che Guevara
. The first article, citing leftist Iraqi news website Al-Badeel Al-Iraqi, described the group as "previously unknown". The leaflets described the IARR as a "movement of Iraqi Communists and Marxists experienced in armed struggle, leftist Iraqi nationalists, and their supporters." They also spoke against the "puppet government, the so-called Council of Representatives, terrorist Salafis, militias, the Interior Ministry, Iraqi traitors who came on American tanks, the American and British
mercenaries, contractors, and their servants from the South Lebanese Army." The membership of the group is unknown, and no other source has reported on it.
and Karbala
. Unnamed sources quoted by Al-Badeel Al-Iraqi said the attack targeted a convoy of “special forces of the occupation,” referring (according to IraqSlogger) to US military contractor
s, at the Khan Al-Nus area on the main road between the Shi’a holy cities of Najaf
and Karbala
. According to the sources, the attack destroyed one vehicle and damaged another, killing the occupants of the first vehicle, although no other media source reported the attack or the casualties. The sources added that the Iraqi Armed Revolutionary Resistance would continue its military operations, according to a “meticulous and calculate [sic] plan, taking into account the delicate surrounding security situation and the intense intelligence presence of well-known elements and lackeys of the occupation, both Islamic and secular.” There have been no subsequent reports of the group and it is unknown if they have continued to operate.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
in 2007.
History
According to two reports by Zeeyad Khan in the now inactive blog IraqSlogger, the IARR's existence was made public in mid-May 2007, when a group of insurgents distributed leaflets with pictures of ArgentinianArgentina
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revolutionary Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
. The first article, citing leftist Iraqi news website Al-Badeel Al-Iraqi, described the group as "previously unknown". The leaflets described the IARR as a "movement of Iraqi Communists and Marxists experienced in armed struggle, leftist Iraqi nationalists, and their supporters." They also spoke against the "puppet government, the so-called Council of Representatives, terrorist Salafis, militias, the Interior Ministry, Iraqi traitors who came on American tanks, the American and British
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mercenaries, contractors, and their servants from the South Lebanese Army." The membership of the group is unknown, and no other source has reported on it.
Attacks
The Revolutionary Resistance claimed responsibility for one attack, against United States troops in the area between NajafNajaf
Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
and Karbala
Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....
. Unnamed sources quoted by Al-Badeel Al-Iraqi said the attack targeted a convoy of “special forces of the occupation,” referring (according to IraqSlogger) to US military contractor
Private military company
A private military company or provides military and security services. These combatants are commonly known as mercenaries, though modern-day PMCs refer to their staff as security contractors, private military contractors or private security contractors, and refer to themselves as private military...
s, at the Khan Al-Nus area on the main road between the Shi’a holy cities of Najaf
Najaf
Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
and Karbala
Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....
. According to the sources, the attack destroyed one vehicle and damaged another, killing the occupants of the first vehicle, although no other media source reported the attack or the casualties. The sources added that the Iraqi Armed Revolutionary Resistance would continue its military operations, according to a “meticulous and calculate [sic] plan, taking into account the delicate surrounding security situation and the intense intelligence presence of well-known elements and lackeys of the occupation, both Islamic and secular.” There have been no subsequent reports of the group and it is unknown if they have continued to operate.