Template:Iraq Civil War

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Iraq Civil War
Part of Iraq War and Iraqi insurgency
Date Beginnings 2004 - 2006 Escalation 2006 - current Location Iraq Result Ongoing
Belligerents
Iraqi Sunni insurgents and foreign fighters Al-Qaeda in Iraq Ba'ath Loyalists Islamic Army in Iraq Jaish Ansar al-Sunna Black Banner Organization Mohammad's Army Jaish al-Rashideen	Iraqi Shiite militias Mahdi Army Badr Organization	New Iraqi Army
Commanders
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi† Abu Ayyub al-Masri Ishmael Jubouri	Alleged: Muqtada al-Sadr Hadi Al-Amiri Abu Deraa
Strength
Sunni militias ~60,000 al Qaeda and others ~22,000	Mahdi Army
Thousands of combatants and civilians