Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

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Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
كتائب سيد الشهداء
Participant in the Syrian Civil War and
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
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Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada flag and logo
Active 2013–present[1]
Ideology Shia Islamism
Wilayat al Faqih
Leaders Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani[2]
Area of operations Damascus Governorate[1]
Daraa Governorate[1]
Strength 200[2]
Part of Popular Mobilization Forces
Originated as Sheibani Network[3]
Allies Iran Iran
Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Hezbollah
Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas[1]
Opponents Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Flag of the Al-Nusra Front.svg Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)

The Sayyid of Martyrs Battalions, or Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (Arabic: كتائب سيد الشهداء‎) are an Iraqi Shia militia formed in 2013 to protect "(Shia) shrines across the globe", the preservation of "Iraqi unity" and to "put an end to the sectarian conflict". It is militarily supporting the Syrian regmie of Bashar al Assad, where its main focus lies with the protection of the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque in the southern suburbs of Damascus.[1] The group was also engaged in the Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin in December 2014.[4] It has close ties to the Badr Organization.[5]

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada". Tracking Terrorism. Retrieved 4 December 2014. 
  2. ^ a b "Iran's Foreign Legion: The Role of Iraqi Shiite Militias in Syria". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 4 December 2014. 
  3. ^ "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. Retrieved 30 March 2015. 
  4. ^ a b "Syria Update: November 25 - December 02, 2014". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 3 December 2014. 
  5. ^ "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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