Iraqi insurgency

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The Iraqi insurgency, also called the Iraqi resistance, is the armed campaign being waged by various irregular forces, both Iraqi and external in origin, against the multinational force that invaded Iraq in 2003 and the new Iraqi government formed under the occupation. Much of the insurgents' violence is directed at the police and defence forces of the Iraqi government. Some groups also have attacked Iraqi civilians, often of differing ethnic-religious heritage than the group's own. The insurgents are known by the Coalition military (especially in the United States armed forces) as Anti-Iraqi Forces (AIF).

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Irregular force - Iraq - Multinational force - Invaded Iraq in 2003 - Iraqi government - Police - Defence force - Ethnic - Religious - Coalition - United States - Armed forces

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Not all those opposed to the new Iraqi government, multinational forces and/or the reconstruction have used violent means. Various Iraqi groups and political parties advocating peaceful, non-violent resistance also exist.

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