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{{short description|Sunni insurgency in Iraq, 2007–2011}}
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The '''Jihad and Reform Front''' (JRF), or '''Reformation and Jihad Front''' (RJF), is a [[Sunni]] [[Iraqi insurgency (Iraq War)|insurgent]] coalition in Iraq that announced its formation on May 2, 2007.<ref name="Jihad Organizations in Iraq Establish New Front">[http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP157107 Jihad Organizations in Iraq Establish New Front] [[MEMRI]], May 4, 2007</ref> The announcement was posted on several jihadist websites.

The Front is officially opposed to and critical of [[Al-Qaida in Iraq]], and comprises three groups: the [[Islamic Army in Iraq]], the [[Mujahideen Army]], and some senior leaders from the [[Sharia Commission of Ansar al-Sunnah]], according to the Front's founding notice. Leaflets recently plastered on walls in the western city of [[Fallujah]] said another insurgent group, the [[1920 Revolution Brigades]], may have joined the front as well.

==Goals==
According to [[Newsvine.com]], its announced goals are as follows: "expelling the occupiers, establishing religion, government by [[Sharia]], and a moderate approach to Islamic doctrine (i.e. against strict enforcement and [[Takfiri]] practices). It rejects the legitimacy of the [[constitution of Iraq|constitution]], 'sectarian elections', and the al-[[Maliki]] government. It calls on all factions of the [[Iraqi insurgency (Iraq War)|Iraqi insurgency]] to join with it, and specifically invites the [[1920 Revolution Brigade]], and urges all to avoid battles at the expense of the main battle against the American occupation." [http://keld.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/03/698536-a-new-resistance-alliance-in-iraq-the-jihad-and-reform-front]

==Member Groups==
[[Islamic Army in Iraq]]<br />
[[Mujahideen Army]]<br />
[[Sharia Commission of Ansar al-Sunnah]]<br />
Army of Jihad<br />
Army of the Tabieen<br />
Muhammad al-Fatah Battalion<br />
Upright Battalion<br />
[[1920 Revolution Brigade]]<br />
Dawa and Frontier Companies<br />
Soldiers of the Most Merciful Companies<br />
[[Jaish al-Rashideen]]<br />
Army of the Muslims<br />
Iraqi Islamic Jihad Movement<ref>http://www.islamtoday.net/media_bank/image/1.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Armed Iraqi Groups in the Iraq War and the Iraq Civil War}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080608195816/http://iaisite-eng.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=35 JR Front Establishing Statement]
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0335362520070503 Iraq Islamist groups form rival coalition to Qaeda] ''[[Reuters]]'', May 3, 2007.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071211214803/http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/iraqreport0807.pdf State of the Sunni Insurgency in Iraq: August 2007] [[NEFA Foundation]], August 15, 2007.
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