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Promised Day Brigade
LeadersMuqtada al-Sadr
Dates of operationNovember 2008 – June 2014
HeadquartersSadr City,Baghdad
Active regionsIraqandSyria
Size15,000 (2008)[1] 5,000 (2011)[2]
Part ofSpecial Groups
AlliesSyria

Iran
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
Kata'ib Hezbollah

Other Special Groups
OpponentsUnited States-Iraq
MNF–I
SyriaFree Syrian Army
Islamic StateIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and warsIraq War
Syrian Civil War
Designated as a terrorist groupbyUnited Arab Emirates[3]
Preceded by
Mahdi Army
Succeeded by
Saraya al-Salam

ThePromised Day Brigade(abbreviatedPDB;Arabic:لواء اليوم الموعود,romanized:Liwāʾ al-Yawm al-Mawʿūd), originally called theMuqawimun(Arabic:المقاومون,romanized:al-Muqāwimūn,"Resisters" ),[4]was aShiiteorganization andinsurgent groupoperating during theIraq Warand later theSyrian Civil War.In 2010, it was one of the largest and most powerful"Special Groups"(an American term for Iranian-backed Shiite paramilitary groups in Iraq).[5]

The group was created as successor toMuqtada al-Sadr'sMahdi Army,which was Iraq's largest Shiite militant group until its disbanding in 2008, he also called on other Special Groups to join the brigade. Sadr had earlier already talked about the creation of a smaller guerrilla unit which would continue the Mahdi Army's armed activities but for the first time gave the organisation a name in November 2008 when he declared the creation of the Promised Day Brigade.[6]Its activities have particularly increased since May 2009.[4]The group's name is in reference to an alternate term for the IslamicDay of Judgment.[7]In 2013, the US military alleged that the group was receiving Iranian support. A crackdown against the group, in the end 2009, led to the arrest of 18 of its members including several commanders.[8]On November 29, 2009, the group's leader inBasrawas arrested inal-Amarah.[9]

In October 2009, the Promised Day Brigade fought a battle with rival Special GroupAsa'ib Ahl al-Haqfor influence inSadr City.The Promised Day Brigade reportedly won the battle and even managed to destroy the house ofAbdul Hadi al-Darraji,a senior Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq leader. Since then, the PDB has been the most powerful Special Group in the ex-Mahdi Army stronghold of Sadr City and has increased its activity there.[10]

On July 21, 2010, GeneralRay Odiernosaid Iran supports three Shiite groups in Iraq that had attempted to attack US bases:[11]US officials believe that of these three groups, the Promised Day Brigades poses the greatest threat to Iraq's long-term security.[2]

  1. the Promised Day Brigades
  2. Kata'ib Hezbollah(Hezbollah Brigades)
  3. Asaib Ahl al-Haq(League of the Righteous)

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References

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  1. ^Daniel Cassman."Mahdi Army".RetrievedNovember 7,2014.
  2. ^ab"US officials name 3 Iraqi militias armed by Iran to kill Yanks".RetrievedNovember 7,2014.
  3. ^"مجلس الوزراء يعتمد قائمة التنظيمات الإرهابية. | Wam".www.wam.ae.Archived fromthe originalon November 17, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 12,2022.
  4. ^ab"Page 29"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 3, 2016.RetrievedMarch 14,2011.
  5. ^ Londoño, Ernesto; DeYoung, Karen (July 18, 2009)."U.S. Commanders Are Concerned About New Iraqi Restrictions on American Troops".The Washington Post.RetrievedMay 22,2010.
  6. ^"Iraq's 'Promised Day Brigade' - the reforming of the Shiite Militia - War in Iraq - Zimbio".Archived fromthe originalon January 19, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 7,2010.
  7. ^"Horrors of the Promised Day | Hadithaday.org".Archived fromthe originalon July 3, 2018.RetrievedJuly 2,2018.
  8. ^ http://www.defenddemocracy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11787517&Itemid=361[permanent dead link]
  9. ^"Suspected armed group leader arrested in Missan".Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.RetrievedNovember 7,2014.
  10. ^"Can Iraq's Sadrists prove their nationalist credentials?".openDemocracy.Archived fromthe originalon October 15, 2015.RetrievedNovember 7,2014.
  11. ^"AFP: Iran supports three insurgent groups in Iraq: US general".Archived fromthe originalon July 24, 2010.RetrievedNovember 12,2016.
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