Liwa Ali al-Akbar

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
LeadersAli al-Hamadani
Dates of operation–present
Allegiance Iraq
Active regionsNineveh Governorate
Saladin Governorate
IdeologyShia Islamism
Sistanism
Part of Popular Mobilization Forces
Opponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
White Flags[1]
Battles and warsIraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Iraqi insurgency (2017–present)
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References
  1. "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.
  2. "لواءُ عليٍّ الأكبرِ يعلنُ تحريرَ ثلاثةِ مواقعَ مهمّةٍ بقضاءِ بلدٍ فيْ صلاحِ الدّينِ". العتبة الحسينية المقدسة.
  3. "شهيد في الذاكرة : شيخ القناصين ابو تحسين". www.alshuhadaa.com.


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