Liwa Ali al-Akbar (Arabic: لواء علي الأكبر, romanized: Liwāʾ ʿAlī al-Akbar, English: Ali al-Akbar Brigade) or as the Popular Mobilization Forces' 11th Brigade is an Iraqi Shiite faction part of the Popular Mobilization Forces and affiliated with the Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala. It was formed after the fatwa of al-Jihad al-Kafa’i issued by Sayyid Ali al-Sistani and under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Hussaini Shrine, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai.[2] Abu Tahsin al-Salhi is also from the faction.[3]
| Liwa Ali al-Akbar | |
|---|---|
| لواء علي الأكبر | |
| Leaders | Ali al-Hamadani |
| Dates of operation | 2014–present |
| Allegiance |  Iraq |
| Active regions | Nineveh Governorate Saladin Governorate |
| Ideology | Shia Islamism Sistanism |
| Part of |  Popular Mobilization Forces |
| Opponents |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant White Flags[1] |
| Battles and wars | Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi insurgency (2017–present) |
| Website | |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "عاجل ... لواء علي الأكبر يتقدم بأربعة محاور من شمال الطوز للقضاء على الرايات البيضاء - الأخبار". July 10, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10.
- ^ "لواءُ عليٍّ الأكبرِ يعلنُ تحريرَ ثلاثةِ مواقعَ مهمّةٍ بقضاءِ بلدٍ فيْ صلاحِ الدّينِ". العتبة الحسينية المقدسة.
- ^ "شهيد في الذاكرة : شيخ القناصين ابو تحسين". www.alshuhadaa.com.
External links
edit- Official website
- Liwa Ali al-Akbar :: Jihad Intel
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- "لواء علي الاكبر" يحرر منطقة البعيجي شمال تكريت بالكامل
- مؤسسة الحكمة للثقافة الاسلامية
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