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Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, also known as the Imam Ali Battalions, are the armed wing of the Islamic Movement of Iraq (Harakat al-Iraq al-Islamiyah) and serve as part of the umbrella organization “Popular Mobilization Forces”, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali is prominently involved in the Iraqi Civil War;
Kata’ib al-Imam Ali came into existence in June 2014 as the armed wing of the Harakat al-Iraq al-Islamiyah (Movement of the Islamic Iraq) party. While its emergence was linked to the large-scale Shia mobilization after the escalation of Iraq’s Sunni Arab insurgency into a full-out civil war, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali is closely connected to older Iraqi Shia Islamist organizations, parties and militias, as well as to the Iranian Quds Force;
The group’s secretary general Shibl al-Zaydi is affiliated with the Sadrist Movement, and was at one point member of the anti-American Mahdi Army. Kata’ib al-Imam Ali also appears to enjoy the favour of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, leader of the Popular Mobilization Forces, who has at times even personally led the group into battle. Thanks to these links, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali is well-equipped and has been able to recruit veteran militants, allowing a “meteoric growth”;
Organization:
Terrorist organization
Active:
June 2014 – present
Ideology:
Shia Islamism
Wilayat al Faqih
Anti-Americanism
Part of:
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)
Also Known As:
Kata’ib al-Imam Ali
Kata’ib al Imam Ali
Country:
Iraq
Person of interests:
Secretary General Shibl al-Zaydi
Reason for the color:
» World should be worried about Qods Force plan for Iraq;