Harakat al-Abdal

Iraqi militant group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Harakat al-Abdal (Arabic: حركة الأبدال, romanized: Harakat al-Abdal, lit. 'The Replacements Movement') is an Iraqi militant group. It fought in the Syrian civil war.

Dates of operation2014 – present
Country Iraq
AllegiancePopular Mobilization Forces[1]
HeadquartersAleppo, Nubl and Al Tanf
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Harakat al-Abdal
حركة الأبدال
Dates of operation2014 – present
Country Iraq
AllegiancePopular Mobilization Forces[1]
HeadquartersAleppo, Nubl and Al Tanf
Active regions Iraq
 Syria (Until 2024)
IdeologyShiism
Part ofAxis of Resistance
Allies Hezbollah
Iraq Liwa Assad Allah al-Ghalib fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham[2]
Houthis[3]
Opponents Islamic State
 United States
Syria Free Syrian Army
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Battles and wars
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History

See also: Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017)

It was founded in 2014 in southern Iraq to battle Islamic State.[2] That year, it extended its operations to Syria in Aleppo and Nubl.[4] In 2016 they launched attacks on Al Tanf and surroundings, but they were repelled.[5] They are part of Popular Mobilization Forces such as the 39th Division.[1]

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