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Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

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Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
كتائب سيد الشهداء
LeadersAbu Ala al-Walai[1]
Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani[2]
Dates of operation2013–present[3]
AllegianceIraq
Group(s)
  • Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya (The Ja'afari Force)[4]
Active regionsSaladin Governorate[5]
Damascus Governorate[3]
Daraa Governorate[3]
IdeologyShiaIslamism
Wilayat al Faqih[6]
Khomeinism
Anti-Zionism
Size10,000 (December 2020)[2]
Part ofPopular Mobilization Forces
Islamic Resistance in Iraq
AlliesState allies

Non-state allies

Opponents
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

War in Iraq (2014–2017)

WebsiteOfficial website

TheMaster of Martyrs Battalions,orKata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada'(KSS;Arabic:كتائب سيد الشهداء,The Battalions of theMaster of Martyrs), officially the14th Brigade,is a radicalIraqiShiamilitia formed in 2013. Its stated mission is to protect "(Shia) shrines across the globe", preserve "Iraqiunity "and to" put an end to the sectarian conflict ". KSS is funded, trained and equipped byIRGC'sQuds ForceandHezbollah.

The group has been described as anIranianproxy, and is one of the original militias that formed thePopular Mobilization Forcesin 2014. The group has close ties toBadr OrganizationandIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[14]

KSS is also active inSyria,where its main focus is the protection of theSayyidah Zaynab Mosquein a southern suburb ofDamascus.It militarily supports theal-AssadGovernment in theSyria Civil War,[3]and engaged in theBattle of Al-Shaykh Maskinin December 2014 in Syria in support of the Syrian army.[10]

On November 17, 2023, KSS and its leaderHashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji(also known as Abu Ala al-Walai) were declaredSpecially Designated Global Terrorists(SDGT) under the counterterrorism authorityExecutive Order 13224by theUnited States.[15][16][17][18]Additionally, al-Saraji was placed onOffice of Foreign Assets Control'sSpecially Designated Nationals (SDN) List.[19]

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  1. ^"US mulls how best to Control pro-Iran Factions | Iraq Business News - Part 2".30 May 2017.
  2. ^abMichael Knights (23 June 2017)."Iran's Foreign Legion: The Role of Iraqi Shiite Militias in Syria".Washington Institute for Near East Policy.Retrieved4 December2014.
  3. ^abcde"Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada".Tracking Terrorism.Retrieved4 December2014.
  4. ^"Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya: Recruiting the Shi'a of Damascus".
  5. ^abcdefg"MMP: Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada".
  6. ^"قيادي في «الحشد الشعبي»: نتبع ولاية الفقيه لا ساسة العراق".3 August 2016.
  7. ^Fahim, Kareem; Barnard, Anne (21 October 2015)."Russia Makes an Impact in Syrian Battle for Control of Aleppo".The New York Times.
  8. ^"Hizb Allah's Gambit in Syria".27 August 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 20 August 2021.Retrieved29 July2018.
  9. ^"الحشد يعلق على القصف الأمريكي ضد كتائب سيد الشهداء غرب الأنبار.. ويتوعد بالرد".
  10. ^ab"Syria Update: November 25 – December 02, 2014".Institute for the Study of War.Retrieved3 December2014.
  11. ^"Iranian-backed militia seen with US tank in Iraq | FDD's Long War Journal".
  12. ^"Shiite militias, Iraqi forces surround Tikrit".10 March 2015.Retrieved6 May2016.
  13. ^"The Shiite Jihad in Syria and Its Regional Effects APPENDIX 2 Understanding the Organizations Deployed to Syria"(PDF).Washington Institute for Near East Policy. February 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 25, 2016.Retrieved30 March2015.
  14. ^"Hizballah Cavalcade: Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Emerges: Updates on the New Iraqi Shia Militia Supplying Fighters to Syria".Retrieved10 March2015.
  15. ^Knights, Michael."Profile: Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada".The Washington Institute.
  16. ^"Counter Terrorism Designations".Office of Foreign Assets Control.November 17, 2023.
  17. ^"Terrorist Designations of Iran-aligned Militia Groups".state.gov.November 17, 2023.
  18. ^"U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iran-Aligned Militias in Iraq".U.S. Department of the Treasury.November 17, 2023.
  19. ^"Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji - Sanctions List Search (OFAC)".sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

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