A Written Response to the Naysayyers and Those Who Doubt the Iraqi Resistance

A Written Response to the Naysayyers and Those Who Doubt the Iraqi Resistance
Credit by: Malik Abu Bakr and Omar al-Hakim

In the Name of Allah, the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful;

There are those who doubt that the Iraqi Resistance is truly gaining ground, they spread lies and rumours and willingly or unwillingly serve as propaganda agents of the Iranian thieves and occupiers. It is necessary to address these rumours by countering them. There are 3 primary arguments raised as to subvert the real news of Resistance victory. The first is to negate the Resistance entirely, by saying that Iran is popular in Iraq and that they are the real force which people turn to (especially in the South). The second is to shift the Resistance onto other forces, this lie encourages the belief that other forces, especially the Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance or the Islamic State of Iraq are the primary forces of Resistance and not the Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation. The third is to limit the success of the Resistance by saying that the Resistance is limited to central Iraq only, and their popularity does not extend to all of Iraq.

The first argument bases itself on the idea that Iraqi Shia do not support and did not support President Saddam Hussein and the government of the Ba'ath. This lie is a real lie, it ignores the fact that the majority of the Iraqi Army under Saddam was Shia and that the majority of the Resistance, being made up often of people formerly in the military, is Shia. The Squadrons of the Liberation of the South, Squadrons of the Revolution of al-Husayn, the Brigades of Hassan al-Askari and many other Resistance groups are predominately Shia and centred in the South. The fact that the Squadrons for the Jihad in Basra and other groups have carved out liberated swathes across Iraq and especially in Basra, are ignored for taking the vocal minority of Muqtada al-Sadr as the majority. There is no doubt that Iran is in Southern Iraq dictating affairs, but this does not make them popular, it makes them an occupier, and an occupier being defeated and pushed out of Iraq again.

The second argument rests on the rumour that all Resistance can be attributed to "al-Qaeda" or to the Islamic Army. There is no doubt that much of the resistance did come from the Islamic State of Iraq, however, with this came sectarian moves. The Islamic State of Iraq declared war on Iraqi Shia and Christians and so began a campaign against civilians and non-combatants; today the Islamic State is unpopular and they have lost their hold over areas they formerly held. Sections of the Ba'ath have done self-criticism on some tactical alliances and co-operation with the Islamic State and split from them (especially the Jaish al-Mustafa, who carried joint-attacks with the ISI at one point). Their sectarianism has left them despised and many former resistance groupings have devoted a large portion of their armies to fighting the Islamic State. The Political Council of the Iraqi Resistance, led by the Islamic Army of Iraq, became very known in early stages of the Resistance for the videos of the Sniper named Juba (who turned out to be a myth, created collectively by the Islamic Army's sniper brigade). The Islamic Army and the PCIR however, have seen their popularity fade since agreeing to help with the Quisling government and serve as the 'Sunni militia' fighting Resistance groupings. Half of the Islamic Army's armed forces, including nearly the entire sniping brigade, went over to the Supreme Command; in addition to members of Hamas-Iraq and JAMI. Finally, the Jaish al-Mujahideen and Jaish al-Fatiheen have both split from the PCIR, taking 1/3 of the remaining PCIR with them, and joining the true Resistance. It is common estimation that over two-thirds of the former Political Council is now within the Supreme Command. In addition, careful evidence from their videos shows that many of the so-called attacks of the PCIR are recycled videos from over two years ago. There is no doubt that the Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation is the largest and most capable Resistance grouping today.

The third argument stands on the fact that most Resistance attacks against the occupation, occur in the central areas, in the provinces of al-Anbar, Salah ah-Din, Diyala and Baghdad. This is a fact, but it ignores the reasons. The reasons are that the majority of the US occupation forces are in these areas of the country. "Camp Victory" the primary American logistic and overall base, is in Baghdad, as is the US 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions which comprise the 'Multi-National Division Baghdad' and 'Multi-National Division Centre'. The 'Multi-National Division North' which is mainly the US 1st Armoured Division, is stationed and based in Salah ah-Din governate. The 'Multi-National Force West' which is primarily the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is based in al-Anbar governate. Hence, with the 4 primary 'Multi-National Divisions' centred in and occupying these provinces, is it any shock that the Resistance aims most of its attacks there? The Most Noble Qur'an states: "And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out" (Surat al-Baqarah; 191) And the occupier has been found and is being turned out of these provinces they most occupy. Much of the rest of the country and even much of these provinces, are Resistance-controlled. The military parade of Jaish al-Mustafa celebrating their control over Mosul was ignored by the Western media; as is the fact that most areas outside of the primary US bases in several major cities are governed by the Supreme Command.

We hope this will dispell the rumours and myths that the Resistance is dying, dead or not under the Command of the Supreme Commander and President Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri.

We salute the entire Resistance, the Ba'ath Party, the 27 armed groupings of the Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation, the General Command of the Armed Forces and we say Allah hears the one who praises Him. Allah grants victory to the believers and so the believers are called to march until complete victory.