Saraya al-Khorasani

Saraya al-Khorasani
Saraya al-Khorasani
سرایا الخراساني
Founder	Hamid Taqavi
Leader	Ali al-Yasiri
Dates of operation	2013-present
Allegiance	Popular Mobilization Forces ; Iran (IRGC)
Active regions	Iraq and Syria
Ideology	Shia Islamism ; Khomeinism
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Status	active
Size	3,000
Part of	Popular Mobilization Forces
Allies	Iran
Opponents	Syrian opposition; Islamic State ; Iraqi Ba'ath Party ; MEK
Battles and wars	Siege of Amirli; Second Battle of Tikrit; Battle of Baiji; Battle of Ghouta;
	Preceded by; Saraya al-Karrar

Saraya al-Khorasani (Arabic: سرايا طليعة الخراساني, romanized: Sarāya Ṭalīʿa al-Ḵurāsānī "The Vanguard Companies of al-Khorasani"), also known as the 18th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces, is a Shia Islamist militia formed in 2013 and engaged in the Second Iraqi Civil War and Syrian Civil War.