| Mukhtar Army | |
|---|---|
| جيش المختار | |
 The flag of the Mukhtar Army. The flag is identifical to the flag of Hezbollah, except for the text under the emblem, with the Muktar Army flag featuring the line "النهضة الاسلامية في العراق" (The Islamic Renaissance in Iraq). | |
| Leaders | Wathiq al-Battat |
| Dates of operation | February 2013 – present |
| Ideology | Shia Islamism Wilayat al Faqih |
| Allies |  Iraq Iran (Claimed by Battat, denied by the IRGC)[citation needed] |
| Opponents |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant People's Mujahedin of Iran Free Iraqi Army |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War[1] |
The Mukhtar Army is a Shi'a Iraqi militia group formed in February 2013 by Wathiq al-Battat, a former senior official in the Hezbollah Brigades.[2] Al-Battat pledged his loyalty to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[3] Al-Battat was arrested briefly on 2 January 2014[4] but was released despite still being a fugitive. He was apparently "accidentally assassinated" at point-blank range on 20 December 2014 at a fake police checkpoint in eastern Iraq by an unknown party.[5][6]
- ^ "حزب الله العراقي ذراع إيرانية لا نعرف عنها الكثير". 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Return of sectarian threats in Iraq raises alarm". Associated Press. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Iraqi Shiite Militia Leader Watheq Al-Battat: I Would Support Iran in a War against Iraq". Middle East Media Research Institute. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Iraqi security forces fight militants in Anbar province". BBC. 2 January 2014.
- ^ Wyke, Thomas (2014-12-22). "Senior Hezbollah leader Wathiq al-Battat 'assassinated by accident' in Iraq". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Leader of Iranian-backed militia killed in eastern Iraq". Long War Journal. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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