The Badr Organization, previously known as the Badr Brigades or Badr Corps, is an Iraqi Shia Islamist and Khomeinist political party and paramilitary organization headed by Hadi al-Amiri. The Badr Brigade, formed in 1982 and led by Iranian officers, served as the military arm of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shia Islamic party based in Iran. The Badr Brigade was created by Iranian intelligence and Shia cleric Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim with the aim of fighting the Ba'athist regime of Saddam Hussein during the Iran–Iraq War. Since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, most of the Badr Brigade fighters have entered the new Iraqi army and police force. Since 2003, the Badr Brigade and SCIRI were considered to be one party, but have recently unofficially separated with the Badr Organization now being an official Iraqi political party. Badr Brigade forces, and their Iranian commanders, have come to prominence in 2014 fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq. It is a part of the Popular Mobilization Forces.
The Mujahideen Shura Council, was an umbrella organization of at least six Sunni Islamist insurgent groups taking part in the Iraqi insurgency against U.S.-led Coalition and Iraqi forces. The groups included in the MSC were: Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah, Katbiyan Ansar Al-Tawhid wal Sunnah, Saraya al-Jihad Group, al-Ghuraba Brigades, and al-Ahwal Brigades. In mid-October 2006, a statement was released, stating that the Mujahideen Shura Council had been disbanded, and was replaced by the Islamic State of Iraq.
The Sons of Iraq, also known as al-Sahwah, were a coalition in the Al Anbar province in Iraq between Sunni tribal leaders as well as former Saddam-era Iraqi military officers that united in 2005 to maintain stability in their communities. A moderate group, they were initially sponsored by General Petraeus and the US military.
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, also known as the Khazali Network, is a radical Iraqi Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary organization previously active in the Iraqi insurgency and Syrian Civil War. During the Iraq War it was known as Iraq's largest "Special Group", and it is part of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd Brigades, cooperating with the Iraqi government in its fight against ISIS.
The Master of Martyrs Battalion, better known as Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada' and officially the 14th Brigade, is a radical Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group formed in 2013. Its stated mission is to protect "(Shia) shrines across the globe", preserve "Iraqi unity" and to "put an end to the sectarian conflict". KSS is funded, trained and equipped by IRGC's Quds Force and Hezbollah.
The Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) is a military formation of the Iraqi Armed Forces that reports directly to the Prime Minister. It is composed of about 67 primarily Shi’ie armed factions but which also include Sunni, Christian, and Yazidi groups. The PMF were formed in 2014 and fought in nearly every major battle during the War in Iraq (2013–17) against Islamic State. In December 2016, the Iraqi Council of Representatives passed a law that defined the PMF’s legal status and created the Popular Mobilization Commission, which is a formal governmental agency that includes all PMF groups.
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, officially the 12th Brigade, is a radical Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary group that is especially active in Iraq and formerly in Ba'athist Syria. It was established in 2013 by Akram al-Kaabi to support Bashar al-Assad in Syria against Islamist rebels. The group is supported by the IRGC's Quds Force, which provides the funding, weapons, and training of its members.
The Turkmen Brigades are Iraqi Turkmen militias formed as part of the Popular Mobilization Forces in 2014.
Mohanad Najim Aleqabi is an Iraqi journalist, Director General of the Team Media War of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which is affiliated to the Iraqi Council of Ministers & Founder and CEO Public Opinion News Agency. He was born in 1979. He studied journalism at Mustansiriya University in Baghdad and graduated from it. He is currently the managing director of "Rp News". He also worked for Beladi TV.A former political analyst
Ahmed Jassim Al Asadi is an Iraqi politician who currently serves as a Member of Parliament for Baghdad, and is a former official spokesman for Popular Mobilization Forces. He is leader Coordination Framework. He is spokesman of the Fatah Alliance and Secretary General of the "Islamic Movement" in Iraq.. Ahmed Al-Asadi was the victim of an extortion campaign carried out by Australian and Canadian citizens. Al-Asadi is a dual Australian and Iraqi national.Ahmed Al Asadi is from Banu Asad tribe.
Mouin AlKazmi is an Iraqi politician, Leading member of Badr Organization. He is a participant in the upcoming Iraqi elections for the Fatah Alliance. He is member of Baghdad Provincial Council.
Hisham al-Hashimi was an Iraqi historian and researcher in security and strategic affairs and extremist groups, and a specialist on the subject of the Islamic State and its supporters. He also was an advisor to the Iraqi government on counter-terrorism.
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 4 August 1935 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.
Anah Sport Club, is an Iraqi football team based in Anah, Al-Anbar, that plays in Iraqi Second Division League.
Al-Rutba Sport Club, is an Iraqi football team based in Ar-Rutbah, Al-Anbar, that plays in Iraqi Second Division League.
Salah al-Din Brigade or 51 Brigade in Popular Mobilization Forces It is a Sunni armed group that fights alongside Shiite groups, supported by Iran, that was created to fight ISIS and was formed specifically for the battle of Mosul (2016–17). The matter began in 2014, when Yazan received a call from Baghdad asking him to meet with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and he had obtained permission from the Popular Mobilization Command to begin forming the first Sunni faction within the ranks of the Shiite factions.
Imams Al-Baqi Brigade or 24 brigade is part of Popular Mobilization, it is an armed Iraqi group that fights alongside Shiite groups, backed by Iran and that was created to fight ISIS, Brigade is located in Diyala Governorate.
Al-Karma Sport Club, also pronounced Al-Garma, is an Iraqi football team based in Al-Karmah, Al-Anbar, that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. Founded in 2020, Al-Karma have won the Iraqi First Division League once and were the runner-up of the Iraqi Premier Division League once, and the participated in the Iraq Stars League once in their history.
Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi, also known as Abu Taqwa, was an Iraqi militant of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba. He was also a senior commander of the 12th brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.
This is a timeline of events during the Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) in 2021.
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