Jaysh al-Mu'ammal | |
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![]() Logo of Jaysh al-Mu'ammal; the text reads "The Islamic Resistance Movement in Iraq and al-Sham [Syria]: Jaysh al-Mu'ammal"[1] | |
Leaders | Sa'ad Sawar |
Split from | Sadrist Movement (Peace Companies) |
Headquarters | Sadr City, Baghdad |
Active regions | Iraq, Syria |
Ideology | Shia Islamism Sadrist Thought Shia solidarity |
Part of | Popular Mobilization Forces[2] |
Allies | ![]() ![]() Iraqi Shia private militias ![]() |
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Jaysh al-Mu'ammal (Arabic: جَيْش الْمُؤَمَّل, romanized: Jayš al-Muʾammal, lit. 'The Expected Army'), also known as Liwa al-Mu'ammal[3] or as the Popular Mobilization Forces' 99th Brigade, is a Shia Islamist Iraqi private militia that is led by Sa'ad Sawar and has fought in the Syrian Civil War and Iraqi Civil War. Founded as a splinter faction of the Sadrist Movement, Jaysh al-Mu'ammal is supported by Iran and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.