Quwat al-Shaheed al-Sadr

Army of Martyr Sadr
LeadersNouri al-Maliki
AllegiancePopular Mobilization Forces
Islamic Dawa Party
HeadquartersNajaf
Active regionsIraq
IdeologyShiism
Anti-Americanism
Shia jihadism
Allies Iran
 Iraq
Islamic Dawa Party
Opponents Islamic State
Iraqi Ba'ath Party
Battles and warsIraqi Civil War (2013–2017) and Iraqi insurgency against ISIL

Quwat al-Shaheed al-Sadr, translated as the Army of Martyr Sadr, is an Iraqi militia. They are officially known as the 25th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.[1] It is the military wing of the Islamic Dawa Party, which is led by Nouri al-Maliki.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hashd Brigade Numbers Index". 2018-03-03. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ^ "الهديل - الهديل- تعرّف على أبرز فصائل الحشد الشّعبي... هذا هو تعدادها وأبرز قادتها..." alhadeel.net. Archived from the original on 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "قوات الشهيد الصدر الاول تعتقل ثلاثة من "داعش" وتضبط كميات كبيرة من الاسلحة بالكرمة". قناه السومرية العراقية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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