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Akram al-Kaabi
أكرم الكعبي
Secretary-General of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
Born (1977-07-17) 17 July 1977 (age 46)
NationalityIraqi
Military service
Allegiance Iraq
Branch/serviceFile:Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) logo.jpg Popular Mobilization Forces
Unit Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Battles/warsIraqi Civil War (2014–2017)

Akram al-Kaabi (Arabic: أكرم الكعبي; born 17 July 1977) is the founder and secretary general of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba in Iraq. [1]

Nujaba emerged in 2013 as an offshoot of the Iraqi paramilitary Asaib Ahl al-Haq [2]

History

Kaabi started as a commander in Jaish al-Mahdi after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After forming Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq in July 2006, Kaabi became the deputy leader. [3]. In an interview with Long War Journal, Kaabi stated he would overthrow the Iraqi government if ordered by Ali Khamenei. [4]

Sanctions

On 5 March 2019, The U.S. Department of State designated Kaabi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 [3].

Notes

  1. ^ "Akram Al-Kaabi". Counter Extremism Project. January 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Iraq's Shiite forces claim victory over IS". Al-Monitor. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/akram-al-kaabi.
  4. ^ "Iraqi Shiite militia leader says he would overthrow government if ordered by Iran's supreme leader | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org.


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