| Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi | |
| Nickname: | Abu Taqwa |
| Birth Date: | 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Death Place: | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Death Cause: | Drone strike |
| Allegiance: | Sadrist Movement (until 2011) Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba |
| Serviceyears: | ?–2024 |
| Rank: | Commander |
| Battles: | War in Iraq (2013–2017) Operation Inherent Resolve Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present) |
Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi (Arabic: مشتاق طالب السعيدي; 1980 – 4 January 2024), also known as Abu Taqwa,[1] was an Iraqi militant of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba.[2] [3] He was also a senior commander of the 12th brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.[4]
Born in Baghdad in 1980, Al-Saeedi grew up in the neighborhood of in a poor family from the Diyala Governorate.[5] He was a member of the Sadrist Movement until his arrest by the Multi-National Force in 2011 and joined Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba upon his release. During the Second War in Iraq, he was a commander in Al Tarmia in the northern suburbs of Baghdad. He then reached an important apparatus with the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces in the Baghdad Belts region.[6] [7] He was responsible for Hezbollah al-Nujaba’s attacks against American military bases in Iraq and Syria.
Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi was assassinated in a targeted U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on 4 January 2024, at the age of 43.[8] [9]