True Promise Corps
Militant organization in Iraq and Syria
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The True Promise Corps (Arabic: فيلق الوعد الصادق, romanized: Faylaq al-Wa'ad al-Sadiq) is a militant organization in Syria and Iraq.
Abu Ali al-Najafi (Syrian branch)
| True Promise Corps | |
|---|---|
| فيلق الوعد الصادق | |
| |
| Founding leader | Sheikh Abu 'Ammar al-Iraqi |
Leaders | Sheikh Muhammad Hamza al-Tamimi Abu Ali al-Najafi (Syrian branch) |
| Spokesperson | Sheikh Ammar al-Lami[1] |
| Dates active | 2006 — present |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Allegiance | |
| Active regions | Iraq Ba'athist Syria |
| Ideology | Shiism Khomeinism |
| Size | 2,000 combatants |
| Wars | |
| Website | Official Twitter account Official YouTube channel |
History
Foundation
The True Promise Corps were founded after the 2006 Lebanon War,[2] by Abu 'Ammar al-Iraqi against the coalition that invaded Iraq.[3]
Activities
In 2013, the group sent fighters to Syria during the Syrian civil war, to "defend Shiite holy sites",[4] they participated in the battle of Aleppo after defending the Air Force Intelligence headquarters in Aleppo,[2][5] the Syrian branch has its headquarters in the rural area of Damascus.[6]
In 2014, after the Islamic State invasion of Iraq, the group fight against Daesh in Saladin Governorate and Tikrit during the Salahuddin campaign, and Fallujah and the Battle of Mosul.[3]
The group congratulated the Islamic Resistance in Iraq on April 2024 attacks on Israel, and launched rockets themselves.[7]
During the 2026 Iran war, the group declared its alignment with the Axis of Resistance.[8]
Leadership
The group's leader is Sheikh Muhammad al-Tamimi, the same secretary general of "Harakat al-Mustaḍa'fin al-Islamiya," the group that professes affinity with the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,[9] the group spokesperson is Sheikh Ammar al-Lami.[1]
The Syrian branch of the organization is led by Abu Ali al-Najafi, who has 2,000 fighters in Syria.[10]
Muhammad Hamza al-Tamimi declared during the attacks on US bases during the Gaza war, that "the resistance is always the defender and the one that sacrifices itself for the stability of Iraq".[11]
According to Muhammad Hamza al-Tamimi, the group is part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, however, True Promise Corps participation in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has not been publicly declared.[12]