Kata'ib Jund al-Imam

Kata'ib Jund al-Imam
كتائب جند الإمام
LeaderAhmed al-Asadi[1]
Dates of operation1991-Present
Ideology
Part ofPopular Mobilization Forces
AlliesState allies

Non-State allies

Battles and wars

Kata'ib Jund al-Imam (Arabic: كتائب جند الإمام; Soldiers of the Imam Battalion) is an Iraqi Shia militant organization and the sixth brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.[4]

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  2. ^ Üngör, Ugur Ümit (2020-07-03). Paramilitarism: Mass Violence in the Shadow of the State. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-255899-2.
  3. ^ Smyth, Phillip; Michetti, Tim; Daniels, Owen (2017). Bahrain: Proliferating Proxy Networks (Report). Atlantic Council. pp. 26–29.
  4. ^ Hummel, Kristina (2019-08-08). "Iran's Expanding Militia Army in Iraq: The New Special Groups". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 2023-10-10.