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The Jaish al-Mujahideen (or Mujahideen Army) is a Sunni militant group in Iraq. The group first emerged in late 2004.〔(Group Profile: Mujahideen Army ) MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base〕 The Mujahideen Army is one of the founding members of the Jihad and Reform Front as well as a member of the Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance (PCIR). ==Ideology== Religious in the nature, the Mujahideen Army takes on a more nationalist tone in its rhetoric. The militant group is believed to have an ideology similar to that of fellow Iraqi insurgent group, the Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI).〔(State of the Sunni Insurgency in Iraq: August 2007 ) NEFA Foundation, August 15, 2007〕 In May 2006 the Mujahideen Army released a statement condemning Iraq's ethnic and sectarian infighting and urged Iraqis to work "with a sense of national and religious responsibility for the sake of future generations."〔(State of the Sunni Insurgency in Iraq: August 2007 ) NEFA Foundation, August 15, 2007〕 In late January 2006, the Mujahideen Army issued a communiqué calling for attacks against Denmark and Norway, in response to the publication of cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad in several Danish newspapers.〔(Communiqué from the Mujahideen Army of Iraq ) GlobalTerrorAlert.com, January 30, 2006〕 They also threatened attacks following controversial comments made by Pope Benedict XVI in September 2006.〔(Mujahideen's Army threatens Pope with suicide attack ) ''Jerusalem Post'', September 16, 2006〕 They announced their intention to "destroy their cross in the heart of Rome… and to hit the Vatican."〔("Vatikan verschärft Sicherheitsvorkehrungen" ), ''Der Spiegel'', 16 September 2006 〕 The Mujahideen Army have also taken the unique step of appealing directly to the American public via several English-language videos purportedly produced and distributed by the group.〔("The Mujahideen Army" Releases Video in English ) SITE Institute, March 22, 2005〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mujahideen Army (Iraq)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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