Jaysh al-Mu'ammal

Jaysh al-Mu'ammal
LeadersSa'ad Sawar
Split fromSadrist Movement (Peace Companies)
HeadquartersSadr City, Baghdad
Active regionsIraq, Syria
IdeologyShia Islamism
Sadrist Thought
Shia solidarity
Part ofPopular Mobilization Forces[2]
Allies Iran
 Syria
Iraqi Shia private militias
Islamic Dawa Party (Nouri al-Maliki)
Opponents Islamic State

Jaysh al-Mu'ammal (Arabic: جَيْش الْمُؤَمَّل, romanizedJayš al-Muʾammal, lit.'The Expected Army'), also known as Liwa al-Mu'ammal[3] or as the Popular Mobilization Forces' 99th Brigade, is a Shia Islamist Iraqi private militia that is led by Sa'ad Sawar and has fought in the Syrian Civil War and Iraqi Civil War. Founded as a splinter faction of the Sadrist Movement, Jaysh al-Mu'ammal is supported by Iran and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

  1. ^ "Jaysh al-Mu'ammal Emblem". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (31 October 2017). "Hashd Brigade Numbers Index". Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Jaysh al-Mu'ammal". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

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