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Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance (PCIR), or the Political Council of Iraqi Resistance, is an Iraqi insurgent political coalition of six major Sunni militant groups operating inside Iraq. The formation of the umbrella organization was announced on October 11, 2007 by a group spokesman in a speech broadcast on the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera.[1] The announcement was also published on several jihadist websites.[2] The council's formation is unique in that it is one of the first times Iraq's Sunni insurgent groups have united in an attempt to form a political faction as opposed to a strictly militant one.[3]
The Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance is made up of the three members of the previously announced Jihad and Reform Front along with two other known groups:
In its formation statement, the PCIR described itself as a "political program to liberate Iraq" and laid out a 14-point mission statement as a way of achieving its goals:[5]
1. "The occupation of Iraq is injustice and aggression, not acceptable religiously and legally, resisting the occupation is legitimate by all laws."
2. "Armed resistance to, is the legitimate representative of Iraq, which carries a responsibility to lead the Iraqi people to achieve their hopes."
3. "The liberation of Iraq from foreign occupation and influence and achieve full independence, and force the occupiers compensate the Iraqi people for all the moral and material damage."
4. "The Mujahideen operations target the occupiers and their agents, the operations do not target innocent and the vulnerable civilians."
5. "We refuse any change in the population structure of the Iraqi people, and the sectarian divisions of the people, and work to defeat the sectarian-ethnic project, and preserving the unity of Iraq land and people."
6. "The return of the displaced to their home areas and to be compensated for their material and moral damage and protection for them."
7. "No legitimacy to any constitution, government or law signed under the occupation."
8. "The cancellation of all unfair decisions and judgments and release all prisoners and detainees."
9. "Non-recognition of any treaty or agreement signed during the occupation, which contrary to the rights and sovereignty of Iraq."
10. "The formation of a technocrats government, manages the affairs of the country during the transitional stage, this government has no right to sign any pact or contract a related to the fate of Iraq's sovereignty and wealth."
11. "Work on rebuilding the state of Iraq on a fair basis, that Iraq will be for all Iraqis, and to establish justice is the main goal, not accept the use of any party or authority to achieve ethnic or sectarian interests."
12. "Iraq is part of the Arab and Islamic nation, and work to establish the Arab Muslim identity of Iraq is the first priorities."
13. "The maintenance of Iraq's wealth, especially oil and water, which belongs to all Iraqis."
14. "Call Arabs, Muslims, peoples of the world and the international community to do their duty towards the Iraqi people to achieve the legitimate goals, and establish good relations with the world based on common interests, and dealing with the international bodies to serves the interests of Iraq and its people."
External linksedit
Sunni insurgents form alliance against US The Guardian, October 12, 2007
Iraqi Jihad Groups Opposing Al-Qaeda Form New Alliance - "Political Council of Iraqi Resistance" MEMRI, October 12, 2007
Six Iraqi insurgent groups announce formation of a "political council" to liberate Iraq International Herald Tribune, October 11, 2007
Six Iraqi Sunni insurgent groups form new body Reuters, October 11, 2007
Collection of Interviews with Spokesperson from the PCIR
"Hope and Challenge" by PCIR (April 2009)
Referencesedit
^"Iraqi fighters form political group". Al Jazeera English. 2007-10-13. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2021-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Insurgent Groups in Iraq Further Consolidate, Establishing the Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance 2007-10-16 at the Wayback MachineSITE Institute, October 11, 2007
^MacAskill, Ewen (12 October 2007). "Sunni insurgents form alliance against US". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^"New resistance alliance: The Political Council of the Iraqi Resistance". Roads to Iraq: Yet another Iraqi Blog. 2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
October 31, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article is missing information about the group from after 2007 Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page January 2018 This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance PCIR or the Political Council of Iraqi Resistance is an Iraqi insurgent political coalition of six major Sunni militant groups operating inside Iraq The formation of the umbrella organization was announced on October 11 2007 by a group spokesman in a speech broadcast on the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera 1 The announcement was also published on several jihadist websites 2 The council s formation is unique in that it is one of the first times Iraq s Sunni insurgent groups have united in an attempt to form a political faction as opposed to a strictly militant one 3 Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance المجلس السياسي للمقاومة العراقيةFounded11 October 2007Military FactionsIslamic Army of Iraq Ansar al Sunnah Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance Hamas of Iraq Jaish al Mujahideen al Fatiheen ArmyIdeologySunni IslamismIraqi nationalismAnti ISISeats in the Council of Representatives 0 328Seats in the Governorate Councils 0 601Politics of IraqPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 Member groups 2 Ideology 3 External links 4 ReferencesMember groups editThe Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance is made up of the three members of the previously announced Jihad and Reform Front along with two other known groups Islamic Army in Iraq IAI Sharia Commission of Ansar al Sunnah Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance JAMI Hamas of Iraq Jaish al Mujahideen al Fatiheen ArmyThe 1920 Revolution Brigades initially chose to join but reneged because they didn t want to fight other Sunni groups in the Anbar province 4 Ideology editIn its formation statement the PCIR described itself as a political program to liberate Iraq and laid out a 14 point mission statement as a way of achieving its goals 5 1 The occupation of Iraq is injustice and aggression not acceptable religiously and legally resisting the occupation is legitimate by all laws 2 Armed resistance to is the legitimate representative of Iraq which carries a responsibility to lead the Iraqi people to achieve their hopes 3 The liberation of Iraq from foreign occupation and influence and achieve full independence and force the occupiers compensate the Iraqi people for all the moral and material damage 4 The Mujahideen operations target the occupiers and their agents the operations do not target innocent and the vulnerable civilians 5 We refuse any change in the population structure of the Iraqi people and the sectarian divisions of the people and work to defeat the sectarian ethnic project and preserving the unity of Iraq land and people 6 The return of the displaced to their home areas and to be compensated for their material and moral damage and protection for them 7 No legitimacy to any constitution government or law signed under the occupation 8 The cancellation of all unfair decisions and judgments and release all prisoners and detainees 9 Non recognition of any treaty or agreement signed during the occupation which contrary to the rights and sovereignty of Iraq 10 The formation of a technocrats government manages the affairs of the country during the transitional stage this government has no right to sign any pact or contract a related to the fate of Iraq s sovereignty and wealth 11 Work on rebuilding the state of Iraq on a fair basis that Iraq will be for all Iraqis and to establish justice is the main goal not accept the use of any party or authority to achieve ethnic or sectarian interests 12 Iraq is part of the Arab and Islamic nation and work to establish the Arab Muslim identity of Iraq is the first priorities 13 The maintenance of Iraq s wealth especially oil and water which belongs to all Iraqis 14 Call Arabs Muslims peoples of the world and the international community to do their duty towards the Iraqi people to achieve the legitimate goals and establish good relations with the world based on common interests and dealing with the international bodies to serves the interests of Iraq and its people External links editSunni insurgents form alliance against US The Guardian October 12 2007 Iraqi Jihad Groups Opposing Al Qaeda Form New Alliance Political Council of Iraqi Resistance MEMRI October 12 2007 Six Iraqi insurgent groups announce formation of a political council to liberate Iraq International Herald Tribune October 11 2007 Six Iraqi Sunni insurgent groups form new body Reuters October 11 2007 Interviews with the Political Council Collection of Interviews with Spokesperson from the PCIR The first Visual Release Hope and Challenge by PCIR April 2009 Official Website In Arabic References edit Iraqi fighters form political group Al Jazeera English 2007 10 13 Archived from the original on 2007 10 14 Retrieved 2021 03 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Insurgent Groups in Iraq Further Consolidate Establishing the Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance Archived 2007 10 16 at the Wayback Machine SITE Institute October 11 2007 Iraq Press Roundup Archived 2007 10 20 at the Wayback Machine United Press International October 19 2007 MacAskill Ewen 12 October 2007 Sunni insurgents form alliance against US The Guardian London Retrieved 3 June 2023 New resistance alliance The Political Council of the Iraqi Resistance Roads to Iraq Yet another Iraqi Blog 2007 10 11 Archived from the original on 2011 07 15 Retrieved 2021 03 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Political Council for the Iraqi Resistance 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