Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces

Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces
قوات أبو الفضل العباس
Participant in the Iraqi insurgency

Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces Emblem & Flag
Active June 2014 – present
Ideology Shia Islamism
Leaders Sheikh Aws al-Khafaji
Sheikh Abu Kamil al-Lami[1]
Area of operations  Iraq
Part of Popular Mobilization Forces
Split from Sadrist Movement (Peace Companies)
Allies Kata'ib Hezbollah
Iraq Iraqi Armed Forces
 Syria
Kata'ib al-Imam Ali[1]
Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas[2]
Opponents  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars

Qaeda Quwet Abu Fadl al-Abbas (QQAFA; Arabic: قائدة قوة أبو الفضل العباس‎ Qa‘īda Quwa ‘Ābū al-Faḍl al-‘Abbās), or the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces, is a Shiite militia operating in Iraq, formed following the June 2014 during ISIL advances. The force is affiliated with Sheikh Aws al-Khafaji, who was previously aligned with Muqtada al-Sadr. The group claims an affinity with the similarly named Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas group fighting in Syrian Civil War on behalf of the Syrian government.[3][4] QQAFA also appears to have deep links to Kataib al-Imam Ali.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Iraqi Shiite Foreign Fighters on the Rise Again in Syria".
  2. ↑ https://www.alsouria.net/content/الأمين-العام-للواء-أبو-الفضل-العباس-مازلنا-نقاتل-بسورية
  3. ↑ "Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces".
  4. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/2014/12/05/militias-baghdad-287142.html
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