Kata'ib Jund al-Imam

Kata'ib Jund al-Imam (Arabic: كتائب جند الإمام) is a Shia militant organization and is the sixth PMF brigade.[4]

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

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]

References
  1. "Kata'ib Jund al-Imam". TRAC. 2015. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  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.
  5. 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. 60 (1): 194–213. doi:10.1057/s41311-021-00321-4. ISSN 1740-3898. PMC 8196280.
  6. Bradley, Matt; Barnes, Julian E. (2015-04-02). "New Iraq Militias Take a Lead in Tikrit Fight". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  7. "Sept. 10 deadline set for Iraqi IDPs to return home". Kurdistan 24. 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  8. "Iran-Backed Iraqi Paramilitary Forces Form New Alliance to Contest Parliamentary Elections". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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