Iraqi Insurgent Coalition

On July 18, 2007, seven Sunni-led insurgent organizations in Iraq announced they had agreed to form a coalition whose aim is to free Iraq from occupation of all foreign troops and void any agreements made between the Iraqi government and occupying forces.

Fast Facts

1. Unites the main Sunni-based armed organizations except Al Qaeda and Ba'athists
2. Deny support from foreign governments
3. Claim they have been offered support from Iran, but they rejected it
4. Opposed to the sectarian division of Iraq under U.S. occupation
5. Claim to be involved in indirect negotiations with France about establishing a permanent political presence outside of Iraq

Quotes

1. "Resistance isn't just about killing Americans without any aims or goals. Our people have come to hate al-Qaida, which gives the impression to the outside world that the resistance in Iraq are terrorists. We are against indiscriminate killing, fighting should be concentrated only on the enemy."—Abd al-Rahman al-Zubeidy, political spokesman of Ansar al-Sunna
2. "Peaceful resistance will not end the occupation. The US made clear that it intended to stay for many decades. Now it is a common view in the resistance that they will start to withdraw within a year."—Abu Ahmad, spokesman for Iraqi Hamas

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