Kata'ib Jund al-Imam explained
| Kata'ib Jund al-Imam |
| Native Name: | كتائب جند الإمام |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Leader: | Ahmed al-Asadi[1] |
| Active: | 1991-Present |
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| Partof: | Popular Mobilization Forces |
| Allies: | State allies Non-State allies
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Kata'ib Jund al-Imam is an Iraqi Shia militant organization and is the sixth Popular Mobilization Forces brigade.[4]
History
The group was originally formed as a militia during the 1991 Iraqi uprisings with help from Iran.[5] The group came back to prominence after re-grouping in Iraq to fight against the Islamic State, one of the main motives for the re-grouping was the Camp Speicher massacre.[6]
In 2014, it participated in the liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar in helping take back control of the area from the Islamic State.[7]
In 2017, the group, along with six other groups, formed the Popular Mobilization Forces as an alliance group.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2015 . Kata'ib Jund al-Imam . subscription . 2023-10-09 . TRAC.
- Book: Üngör, Ugur Ümit . Paramilitarism: Mass Violence in the Shadow of the State . 2020-07-03 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-255899-2 . en.
- Bahrain: Proliferating Proxy Networks . Smyth . Phillip . Michetti . Tim . 2017 . Atlantic Council . 26–29 . Daniels . Owen.
- Web site: Hummel . Kristina . 2019-08-08 . Iran’s Expanding Militia Army in Iraq: The New Special Groups . 2023-10-10 . Combating Terrorism Center at West Point . en-US.
- Al-Marashi . Ibrahim . 2023-02-01 . Iraq’s popular mobilisation units: intra-sectarian rivalry and Arab Shi’a mobilisation from the 2003 invasion to Covid-19 pandemic . International Politics . en . 60 . 1 . 194–213 . 10.1057/s41311-021-00321-4 . 1740-3898 . 8196280.
- News: Bradley . Matt . Barnes . Julian E. . 2015-04-02 . New Iraq Militias Take a Lead in Tikrit Fight . en-US . . subscription . 2023-10-10 . 0099-9660.
- Web site: 2023-08-12 . Sept. 10 deadline set for Iraqi IDPs to return home . 2023-10-09 . Kurdistan 24.
- Web site: Iran-Backed Iraqi Paramilitary Forces Form New Alliance to Contest Parliamentary Elections . 2023-10-10 . Middle East Institute . en.
