Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi
Iraqi militant commander (1980–2024)
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Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi (Arabic: مشتاق طالب السعيدي; 1980 – 4 January 2024), also known as Abu Taqwa,[1] was an Iraqi militant of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba.[2][3] He was also a senior commander of the 12th brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.[4]
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 |
| Died | (aged 43) Baghdad, Iraq |
Cause of death | Drone strike |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Sadrist Movement (until 2011) Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba |
Service years | ?–2024 |
Rank | Commander |
| Nickname | Abu Taqwa |
Conflicts | War in Iraq (2013–2017) Operation Inherent Resolve Attacks on US bases during the Gaza war |
Biography
Born in Baghdad in 1980, Al-Saeedi grew up in the neighborhood of Al-Kamaliyah in a poor family from the Diyala Governorate.[5] He was a member of the Sadrist Movement until his arrest by the Multi-National Force in 2011 and joined Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba upon his release. During the Second War in Iraq, he was a commander in Al Tarmia in the northern suburbs of Baghdad. He then reached an important apparatus with the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces in the Baghdad Belts region.[6][7] He was responsible for Hezbollah al-Nujaba's attacks against American military bases in Iraq and Syria.[8]
Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi was assassinated in a targeted U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on 4 January 2024, at the age of 43.[9][8]