Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
كتائب سيد الشهداء
	Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada flag and logo
Leaders	Abu Ala al-Walai; Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani
Dates of operation	2013–present
Allegiance	Iraq
Group(s)	Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya (The Ja'afari Force);
Active regions	Saladin Governorate; Damascus Governorate; Daraa Governorate
Ideology	Shia Islamism; Wilayat al Faqih
Size	200 (December 2014)
Part of	Popular Mobilization Forces
Allies	State allies Iran; Syria National Defense Force; ; Non-state allies Hezbollah; Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas; File:Kata'ib Hezbollah flag.svg Kata'ib Hezbollah; File:Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq flag.png Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq; File:Badr Organisation Military flag.svg Badr Organization;
Opponents	Free Syrian Army; Islamic Front; Al-Nusra Front; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Tahrir al-Sham; United States;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin; Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Salahuddin campaign; Second Battle of Tikrit (March 2015);
Website	Official website
	Preceded by; Sheibani Network

The Sayyid of Martyrs Battalions, or Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) (Arabic: كتائب سيد الشهداء, The Battalion of the Sayyid's Martyrs) is an Iraqi Shia militia formed in 2013. Its stated mission is to protect "(Shia) shrines across the globe", preserve "Iraqi unity" and to "put an end to the sectarian conflict".

The group has been described as an Iranian proxy, and is one of the original militias that formed the Popular Mobilization Forces in 2014. The group has close ties to the Badr Organization.^[14]

The group is also active in Syria, where its main focus is the protection of the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque in the southern suburbs of Damascus. It militarily supports the al-Assad Government in the Syria Civil War,^[3] and engaged in the Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin in December 2014 in Syria in support of the Syrian army.^[10]

References

^ http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2017/05/30/us-mulls-how-best-to-control-pro-iran-factions/2/
^ ^a ^b Michael Knights (23 June 2017). "Iran's Foreign Legion: The Role of Iraqi Shiite Militias in Syria". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada". Tracking Terrorism. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ http://www.aymennjawad.org/17718/liwa-al-sayyida-ruqayya-recruiting-the-shia
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g http://web.stanford.edu/group/mappingmilitants/cgi-bin/groups/view/629
^ http://www.alraimedia.com/Home/Details?Id=77461c79-a14c-4ad2-834d-80012df49570
^ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/world/middleeast/russia-makes-an-impact-in-syrian-battle-for-control-of-aleppo.html
^ https://ctc.usma.edu/hizb-allahs-gambit-in-syria/
^ https://www.dijlah.tv/index.php?page=article&id=198280
^ ^a ^b "Syria Update: November 25 – December 02, 2014". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/02/iranian-backed-militia-seen-with-us-tank-in-iraq.php
^ "Shiite militias, Iraqi forces surround Tikrit". 10 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
^ "The Shiite Jihad in Syria and Its Regional Effects APPENDIX 2 Understanding the Organizations Deployed to Syria" (PDF). Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "Hizballah Cavalcade: Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Emerges: Updates on the New Iraqi Shia Militia Supplying Fighters to Syria". Retrieved 10 March 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] ttp://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2017/05/30/us-mulls-how-best-to-control-pro-iran-factions/2/

[group-2] Michael Knights (23 June 2017). "Iran's Foreign Legion: The Role of Iraqi Shiite Militias in Syria". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[KSS-3] "Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada". Tracking Terrorism. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[4] ttp://www.aymennjawad.org/17718/liwa-al-sayyida-ruqayya-recruiting-the-shia

[stanford-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g http://web.stanford.edu/group/mappingmilitants/cgi-bin/groups/view/629

[6] ttp://www.alraimedia.com/Home/Details?Id=77461c79-a14c-4ad2-834d-80012df49570

[7] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/world/middleeast/russia-makes-an-impact-in-syrian-battle-for-control-of-aleppo.html

[8] ttps://ctc.usma.edu/hizb-allahs-gambit-in-syria/

[9] ttps://www.dijlah.tv/index.php?page=article&id=198280

[sheikh-10] "Syria Update: November 25 – December 02, 2014". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[11] ttp://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/02/iranian-backed-militia-seen-with-us-tank-in-iraq.php

[12] "Shiite militias, Iraqi forces surround Tikrit". 10 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

[washins-13] "The Shiite Jihad in Syria and Its Regional Effects APPENDIX 2 Understanding the Organizations Deployed to Syria" (PDF). Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[14] "Hizballah Cavalcade: Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Emerges: Updates on the New Iraqi Shia Militia Supplying Fighters to Syria". Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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