Al-Mukhtar Brigades

Al-Mukhtar Brigades
Also known asSaraya Al-Mukhtar
Foundation2013
Allegiance Iran (IRGC)[1]
IdeologyKhomeinism
Shia Islamism
Pan-Iranism
Anti-West
Islamic nationalism
Iranian nationalism[1]
Allies Iran
 Hezbollah
Kata'ib al-Imam Ali
Shia militias in Qatif
Opponents
Battles and warsInsurgency in Bahrain
Syrian civil war
Designated as a terrorist group by

The al-Mukhtar Brigades, also called Saraya al-Makhtar or Bahraini Islamic Resistance, is a Bahraini Shia insurgent movement that has taken part in several attacks against government targets. It is classified as a terrorist organization by multiple countries, including the United States and United Kingdom. The United States and Bahrain have both accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of backing the organization. It is one of the main opposition movements in Bahrain to take up arms and is one of the rebel factions of the insurgency in Bahrain, the main other being the al-Ashtar Brigades.

  1. ^ a b "Bahrain-Iran Foreign Relations: A Brief Case Study - Analysis - Eurasia Review". Archived from the original on 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-11.