Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz

Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz
Founding leader	Ahmad Mola Nissi (KIA)
Leaders	Habib Jabor (Danish HQ) Saddam Hattem (Dutch HQ) Habib Chaab
Spokesperson	Yaqoub al-Tostari
Dates of operation	2005 (2005)–present
Group(s)	Mohiuddin Nasser Martyrs Brigade  • Majid al-Baghbeh Martyrs Battalion  • Razi al-Zarqani Martyrs Battalion  • al-Farouq Battalion
Headquarters	Copenhagen, Denmark The Hague, Netherlands
Active regions	Khuzestan Province, Iran
Ideology	Arab nationalism Separatism
Size	300 (unconfirmed estimate)
Battles and wars	Arab separatism in Khuzestan 2005 Ahvaz unrest Ahvaz military parade attack
Designated as a terrorist group by	Iran
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The Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (Arabic: حركة النضال العربي لتحرير الأحواز, romanized: Ḥarakat an-Niḍāl al-ʿArabī li-Taḥrīr al-ʿAhwāz; abbreviated ASMLA) is an Arab nationalist and separatist insurgent group which advocates the secession of an area in southern Iran including all of Khuzestan Province and Bushehr Province and parts of Ilam Province, Hormozgan Province, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province from Iran and the establishment of an Arab state, a goal which it is attempting to achieve by waging a direct and violent conflict against Iran. The claimed area is shown in the group’s logo as well.^[1][2][3]

Headquartered in Denmark and the Netherlands, the ASMLA has claimed responsibility for several assassinations, attacks against energy infrastructure and civilian soft targets,^[4] including 2005–06 Ahvaz bombings and Ahvaz military parade attack in 2018. The group is currently classified as a terrorist organization by the Iranian government.