Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces

Not to be confused with Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas.
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 Iraq
Allies Kata'ib Hezbollah
Iraq Iraqi Armed Forces
Opponents Islamic State
Battles and wars

Qaeda Quwet Abu Fadl al-Abbas (QQAFA) (Arabic: قائدة قوة أبو الفضل العباس‎), 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.[2][3] QQAFA also appears to have deep links to Kataib al-Imam Ali.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/iraqi-shiite-foreign-fighters-on-the-rise-again-in-syria
  2. ↑ http://jihadintel.meforum.org/group/130/abu-al-fadl-al-abbas-forces
  3. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/2014/12/05/militias-baghdad-287142.html
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