Kata'ib al-Imam Ali

Kata'ib al-Imam Ali
Kata'ib al-Imam Ali
كتائب الإمام علي
	Kata'ib al-Imam Ali logo
Leaders	Secretary General Shibl al-Zaydi (fa); (overall leader); Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis †; (unofficial patron, operations commander);
Dates of operation	June 2014 – present
Allegiance	Iraq
Group(s)	Kataib Rouh Allah Issa Ibn Miriam;
Active regions	Iraq; Syria
Ideology	Shia Islamism; Wilayat al Faqih; Anti-Americanism; Anti-Zionism
Part of	Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF); Harakat al-Iraq al-Islamiyah;
Allies	State allies Iraq; Iran Quds Force; ; Syria; Non-state allies Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces; Quwat al-Shaheed al-Sadr; National Defence Forces;
Opponents	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Peshmerga (2017–)
Battles and wars	War in Iraq (2014–2017) Second Battle of Tikrit; Battle of Mosul (2016); Syrian Civil War Palmyra offensive (March 2016); Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016); ; Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017); 2017 Abu Kamal offensive;

Kata'ib al-Imam Ali (Arabic: كتائب الإمام علي, Kataʾib al-ʾImām ʿAlīy), also known as the Imam Ali Battalions, are the armed wing of the Islamic Movement of Iraq (Harakat al-Iraq al-Islamiyah) and serve as part of the umbrella organization "Popular Mobilization Forces". Kata'ib al-Imam Ali is prominently involved in the War in Iraq, fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).^[14]

^ "Kata'ib al-Imam Ali". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Kataib al-Imam Ali: Portrait of an Iraqi Shiite Militant Group Fighting ISIS". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ Aymenn Al-Tamimi (31 December 2014). "Sample Concepts of a Christian-Shi'a Alliance in Iraq". Syria Comment. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ Aboufadel, Leith (14 March 2016). "Tiger Forces liberate Hill 800 in west Palmyra". Al-Masdar Al-'Arabi (The Arab Source). Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ Phillip Smyth (29 May 2015). "Iraqi Shiite Foreign Fighters on the Rise Again in Syria". Washington Institute.
^ "قوات الحشد الشعبي تطهر القرى الواقعة بين خط اللاين وشارع الحمرة".
^ Aboufadel, Leith (15 May 2017). "Syrian government, Iraqi reinforcements reach southeast Damascus for upcoming offensive". Al-Masdar Al-'Arabi (The Arab Source). Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "Kurdish and Iraqi forces, militias clash in northern Iraq". FDD's Long War Journal. 26 October 2017.
^ "Iranian-backed Shiite militias lead Iraq's fight to retake Tikrit". FDD's Long War Journal. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
^ Amir Toumaj (4 November 2016). "Iraqi PMF attempts to cut off Islamic State in Mosul". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^ Leith Fadel (14 March 2016). "Tiger Forces liberate Hill 800 in west Palmyra". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ Amir Toumaj (9 December 2016). "Array of pro-Syrian government forces advances in Aleppo". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ "Syrian government, Iraqi reinforcements reach southeast Damascus for upcoming offensive". 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "Iraqi Popular Forces Warn to Disclose Coalition's Support for ISIL". Islamic Invitation Turkey. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[Jihad_Intel-1] "Kata'ib al-Imam Ali". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[portrait-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Kataib al-Imam Ali: Portrait of an Iraqi Shiite Militant Group Fighting ISIS". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[Christian-3] Aymenn Al-Tamimi (31 December 2014). "Sample Concepts of a Christian-Shi'a Alliance in Iraq". Syria Comment. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[4] Aboufadel, Leith (14 March 2016). "Tiger Forces liberate Hill 800 in west Palmyra". Al-Masdar Al-'Arabi (The Arab Source). Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[5] Phillip Smyth (29 May 2015). "Iraqi Shiite Foreign Fighters on the Rise Again in Syria". Washington Institute.

[6] "قوات الحشد الشعبي تطهر القرى الواقعة بين خط اللاين وشارع الحمرة".

[7] Aboufadel, Leith (15 May 2017). "Syrian government, Iraqi reinforcements reach southeast Damascus for upcoming offensive". Al-Masdar Al-'Arabi (The Arab Source). Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[8] "Kurdish and Iraqi forces, militias clash in northern Iraq". FDD's Long War Journal. 26 October 2017.

[Tikrit-9] "Iranian-backed Shiite militias lead Iraq's fight to retake Tikrit". FDD's Long War Journal. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

[PMF_cut_off-10] Amir Toumaj (4 November 2016). "Iraqi PMF attempts to cut off Islamic State in Mosul". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

[Palmyra-11] Leith Fadel (14 March 2016). "Tiger Forces liberate Hill 800 in west Palmyra". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

[array-12] Amir Toumaj (9 December 2016). "Array of pro-Syrian government forces advances in Aleppo". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[13] "Syrian government, Iraqi reinforcements reach southeast Damascus for upcoming offensive". 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[14] "Iraqi Popular Forces Warn to Disclose Coalition's Support for ISIL". Islamic Invitation Turkey. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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