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Babylon Movement حركة بابليون | |
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| Leader | Rayan al-Kildani |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Military wing | Babylon Brigade |
| Religion | syriac Christian |
| Parliament | 4 / 329 (1%) |
The Babylon Movement (Arabic: حركة بابليون) is a political party situated in Iraq. Founded in 2014, it is the political wing of the Babylon Brigades, a Christian militia that was formed as part of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces. Rayan al-Kildani currently leads the party since founding it in 2014.[1][2][3]
The party, through its incorporation into the Popular Mobilization Forces, has close ties to the Badr Organization and IRGC.[4] Since the defeat of ISIS, the Babylon Movement has been accused a multitude of human rights abuses, including illegal land seizures in the Nineveh Governorate and election corruption.[5] [6] While the party claims to represent the interests of Iraqi Christians, primarily the Assyrian people, a majority of the party's voters and members are Shia Muslim, since a ruling in 2009 designated that any Iraqi could vote for designated minority seats.[7]
| Babylon Brigade | |
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| كتائب بابليون | |
 Chaldean flag used by Babylon Brigade | |
| Leaders | Rayan al-Kildani |
| Allegiance |  Iraq |
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| Size | 1,000+[9] |
| Part of |  Popular Mobilization Forces |
| Allies | |
| Opponents |  Islamic State Nineveh Plain Protection Units |
| Battles and wars | War in Iraq (2013–2017) |
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- ^ "Inside Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church battle with Iran-backed Christian group". Al-Monitor. 22 July 2023. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Iraq Security and Humanitarian Monitor: JULY 11 – JULY 18, 2019". Enabling Peace in Iraq Center.
- ^ "Iraq: Beware of Rayan al-Kildani and his "Christian" Babylon Movement". Bitter Winter. 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (October 31, 2017). "Hashd Brigade Numbers Index". Rubin Center. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Kaplan, Michael (July 13, 2015). "In Iraq, Christian Militia Battles Islamic State Militants: 'ISIS Terrorists Are Our Enemy'". IB Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "الهديل - الهديل- تعرّف على أبرز فصائل الحشد الشّعبي... هذا هو تعدادها وأبرز قادتها". Archived from the original on 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ Bennett-Jones, Owen (April 11, 2016). "The Christian militia fighting IS". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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