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  • Muqtada al Sadr reactivates Mahdi Army, Promised Day Brigade

    Bill Roggio & Caleb Weiss

    News
    Jan 3, 2020

    Muqtada al Sadr has reactivated two of his longstanding militia forces in Iraq in response to the U.S. killing Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani.

    Muqtada al Sadr reactivates Mahdi Army, Promised Day Brigade
  • Muqtada al Sadr threatens to ‘unfreeze the military wing,’ attack US interests

    Bill Roggio

    News
    May 3, 2015

    “If America persists” in advocating for a Sunni and Kurdish state outside of Iraq, “then it will cease to exist,” the Iranian-backed cleric threatened.

    Muqtada al Sadr threatens to ‘unfreeze the military wing,’ attack US interests
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  • Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

    Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

  • Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

    Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

  • Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

    Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

  • Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

    Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

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