Saraya al-Jihad

Saraya Jihad
سرايا الجهاد
Leader
Hassan al-Sari[2]
Allegiance Iraq
Active regionsIraq, Syria
IdeologyShia Islamism
Size100+
Part ofPopular Mobilization Forces
WarsIraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Syrian Civil War
WebsiteOfficial website

Saraya Jihad (Arabic: سرايا الجهاد, "Jihad Companies") is an Iraqi Shia group and the armed wing of the Jihad and Development Movement, operating in Iraq and formerly in Syria as the 17th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.[4][5] It has been closely intertwined with Liwa al-Muntazar.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aboufadel, Leith (19 May 2018). "Jihadist group bizarrely claims responsibility for explosions at Hama Airport (photos)". AMN – Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "سرايا "الجهاد" تدمر رتلا عسكريا لـ"داعش" من 8 مركبات غرب الموصل". 29 November 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad. "The U.S.-Iranian confrontation on the Syria-Iraq Borders: Interview with an Iraqi Militia Official". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hashd Brigade Numbers Index". www.rubincenter.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Loaa Adel (29 November 2016). "Saraya al-Jihad forces destroy ISIS convoy near Mosul". Iraqi News.
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