Special Analysis: Iraq's Fedayeen

By Dan Darling of Regnum Crucis

There seem to be a number of Iraqi guerrilla organizations (or people who want us to think that they are) active in the Sunni areas of the country. In addition to the Kiada al-Makauma ve al-Tahrir al-Iraqiyyah that I've noted before, the others groups that claim to oppose the US presence in Iraq are the National Front for the Liberation of Iraq, whatever is left of the Iraqi Baathist Party, Hezbollah, as well as the National Front of Fedayeen and the Iraqi Resistance Brigades. It also appears that Ansar al-Islam is returning from Iran, where it has apparently been regrouping with the assistance of the Iranian government.

In addition...

Stephen Schwartz notes that the International Islamic Relief Organization, the same Saudi "charity" that funds al-Qaeda, has recently been up to no good in Fallujah, the site of numerous attacks on US forces. Because of al-Qaeda's connections with both Ansar and Kiada (and through Kiada with whatever is left of the Iraqi Baathist Party), one shouldn't rule out the possibility of these repeated attacks being coordinated in some fashion.

Finally, one should note that many of these organizations have little if any proof to even substantiate their existence. As John Reilly noted in his review of Black Sun, organizations that seem ominously powerful online can often turn out to have no more than a few dozen members.