Back كتائب حزب الله Arabic Катаіб Хезбала Byelorussian Kata'ib Hezbollah Breton Kataeb Hezbollah Catalan حیزبوڵڵای عێراق CKB Katáib Hizballáh Czech Hisbollah-Brigaden (Irak) German Kataeb Hezbolá Spanish کتائب حزب‌الله Persian Kataeb Hezbollah French

Kata'ib Hezbollah

For other uses of "Hezbollah", see Hezbollah (disambiguation).

Kata'ib Hezbollah
LeadersAbu Mahdi al-Muhandis (Jamal al-Ibrahimi) †[1][2]
(2003–2020)
Ahmad al-Hamidawi
(2020–present)
SpokespersonJafar al-Hussaini[3]
Dates of operationOctober 2003 – present
Allegiance Iran (IRGC)
Group(s)
  • Saraya al-Dafa al-Shaabi
Active regionsSouthern Iraq, Baghdad
IdeologyShia Islamism
Khomeinism
Velayat-e Faqih
Anti-Americanism[4]
Anti-Zionism
Anti-West (alleged by the U.S.)[5]
Size2,000 (2010; at most)[6]
10,000 (June 2014)
Over 30,000 (December 2014 claim)[7]
Part of Popular Mobilization Forces
Islamic Resistance in Iraq
AlliesState allies

Non-state allies

OpponentsState opponents

Non-state opponents

Battles and warsIraq War

War in Iraq (2013–2017)

Syrian civil war

Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present)
Designated as a terrorist group by United States[33]
 United Arab Emirates[34]
 Japan[35]
Preceded by
Special Groups

Kata'ib Hezbollah (Arabic: كتائب حزب الله, lit. 'Battalions of the Party of God')[36] or the Hezbollah Brigades, is a radical Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group which is a part of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), staffing the 45th, 46th, and 47th Brigades.[37] During the Iraq War (2003–11), the group fought against Coalition forces.[36][38] It has been active in the War in Iraq (2013–2017)[39] and the Syrian civil war (2011–present).[40] The group was commanded by Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis[41] until he was killed in a US drone attack in 2020.[42] Thereafter, he was replaced by Abdul Aziz al-Muhammadawi (Abu Fadak), as the new leader of the PMF.[43] KH seeks to establish an Iran-aligned government in Iraq, expel American forces from the country, and advance the regional and international interests of Iran in Iraq and the region. The group is responsible for killing hundreds of U.S. soldiers and takes a central part in carrying out attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq and acts as part of the Axis of Resistance.[44][45] Kata'ib Hezbollah has received extensive training, funding, logistic support, weapons, and intelligence from the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).[46]

Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) is officially listed as a terrorist organization by the governments of Japan,[35] United Arab Emirates, and the United States. KH is an official part of Iraq's security apparatus.[47]

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