Saraya Ansar al-Aqeeda

Saraya Ansari al-Aqeeda
سرايا انصار العقيده
Dates of operation2012-Present
Allies
  • Popular Mobilization Forces
  • Kata'ib Hezbollah[1]
  •  Iraq
  •  Iran
Opponents
  • Islamic State Islamic State
Battles and warsThird Battle of Fallujah

Saraya Ansar al-Aqeeda (Arabic: سرايا انصار العقيده, lit. 'Supporters of the Creed Brigade') is an Iraqi Shia Islamist militia.

History

Saraya Ansar al-Aqeeda was formed in June 2014 by Jalal al-Din Ali al-Saghir and Iraqi Shiite militiamen who left to fight in Syria in 2012,[2] before returning to Iraq during the Islamic State offensives in 2014.[3]

In 2016, Saraya Ansari al-Aqeeda started military campaigns in Fallujah against the Islamic State as revenge for the Islamic State killing some of Saraya Ansari al-Aqeeda's soldiers.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ راضي, علي محسن (2014-07-20). "إعلان تشكيل سرايا أنصار العقيدة ضمن الحشد الشعبي". وكالة أنباء براثا (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  3. ^ Gulmohamad, Zana K. (April 29, 2016). "Iraq's Shia Militias: Helping or Hindering the Fight Against Islamic State?". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  4. ^ "Is the Battle for Fallujah a Battle Against Fallujah?". Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy. 1 (1). June 15, 2016.
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