Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya | |
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حركة أنصار الله الأوفياء | |
Leader | Haydar Muzhir Ma’lak al-Sa’idi |
Dates of operation | 2013-Present |
Allegiance | Islamic Resistance in Iraq |
Ideology | Shia Islamism Khomeinism Anti-Zionism |
Status | Active |
Allies | Iran Russia Kata'ib Hezbollah Harakat al-Nujaba Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force |
Opponents | United States Israel Syrian Democratic Forces Islamic State |
Battles and wars | |
Designated as a terrorist group by | United States |
Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (Arabic: حركة أنصار الله الأوفياء, lit. 'Loyal Supporters of Allah Movement') or just simply Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (Arabic: أنصار الله الأوفياء, lit. 'Loyal supporters of Allah') is an Iraqi-based and Iranian funded militant terrorist group that is a part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq that was designated as terrorists by the United States Department of State on June 17, 2024, for attacking U.S. soldiers stationed in Jordan and Syria and it's association and alliance with many already designated terrorist groups based in Iraq.[1]