The Badr Organization ( Arabic : منظمة بدر Munaẓẓama Badr ), previously known as the Badr Brigades or Badr Corps , is an Iraqi Shia Islamist and Khomeinist political party and paramilitary organization headed by Hadi al-Amiri . The Badr Brigade, formed in 1982 and led by Iranian officers, served as the military arm of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shia Islamic party based in Iran. The Badr Brigade was created by Iranian intelligence and Shia cleric Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim with the aim of fighting the Ba'athist regime of Saddam Hussein during the Iran–Iraq War . Since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq , most of the Badr Brigade fighters have entered the new Iraqi army and police force. Since 2003, the Badr Brigade and SCIRI were considered to be one party, but have recently unofficially separated with the Badr Organization now being an official Iraqi political party. Badr Brigade forces, and their Iranian commanders, have come to prominence in 2014 fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq. It is a part of the Popular Mobilization Forces .
16-617: Badr Brigade may refer to: Badr Organization , in Iraq Badr Brigade in the Jordanian Army Badr Brigade, a Syrian rebel group affiliated with Jaysh al-Islam [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change
32-756: A leader in the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). Born in 1946 in the Maysan Governorate , Jabr became a Shi'a activist while studying engineering at Baghdad University in the 1970s. He escaped to Iran amid former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 's crackdown on Shi'a political groups and joined the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). He later headed SCIRI's office in Syria . According to
48-644: Is "to exert the greatest possible influence on the central government in Baghdad and at the same time to build the strongest possible Shiite militias that are dependent on Iran". The foundation compared the role of the organization with that of Hezbollah in Lebanon . Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi Baqir Jabr Al-Zubeidi ( Arabic : باقر جبر الزبيدي , romanized : Bāqir Jarb al-Zabīdī ; born 1946), also known as Bayan Jabr Solagh ( Arabic : بيان باقر صولاغ , romanized : Bayān Bāqir Sūlāġ ),
64-748: Is an Iraqi politician and former commander of the Badr Brigades who served as the Finance Minister of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki . He served as Minister of Interior , in charge of the police, in the Iraqi Transitional Government and was Minister of Housing and Reconstruction of the Iraqi Governing Council . He is also a senior member of the Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance as well as
80-518: The 1991 Iraqi uprising to fight against Saddam Hussein, focusing on the Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala . They retreated into Iran after the uprising was crushed. In 1995, during the Kurdish Civil War , Iran deployed 5,000 Badr fighters to Iraqi Kurdistan. Returning to Iraq following the 2003 US-led invasion, the group changed its name from brigade to organization in response to
96-718: The fall of Baghdad , Badr forces reportedly joined the newly reconstituted army, police, and the Interior Ministry in significant numbers. The Interior Ministry was controlled by SCIRI, and many Badr members became part of the Interior Ministry-run Wolf Brigade . The Iraqi Interior Minister, Bayan Jabr , was a former leader of Badr Brigade militia. In 2006 the United Nations human rights chief in Iraq, John Pace, said that hundreds of Iraqis were being tortured to death or executed by
112-793: The Badr Organization mobilized and won a series of battles against ISIL, including the Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhr and the Lifting of the Siege of Amirli . In early February 2015, the group, operating from its base at Camp Ashraf , fought in Diyala Governorate against ISIL. Over 100 militia were killed in the fighting, including 25 in Al Mansouryah . Badr's leader, Hadi al-Amiri , said his militiamen were committed to
128-630: The Badr Organization). The German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) recognized a rise in the Shiite Badr organization since 2014 under the leadership of its Secretary General Hadi al-Amiri. In 2017, SWP wrote that the Badr organization is one of "the most important actors in Iraqi politics". It has become the most important instrument of Iranian politics in Iraq. Its aim
144-684: The Independent newspaper Jabr was a former commander of SCIRI's militia, the Badr Brigades. Under Jabr's control, the Interior Ministry in 2006 was accused by the United Nations human rights chief in Iraq , John Pace, of executing and torturing to death hundreds of Iraqis every month. On 3 January 2006, his sister was reported kidnapped from Baghdad by Iraqi insurgents . Parts of central Baghdad were locked down as police searched for
160-716: The Interior Ministry under SCIRI's control. According to a 2006 report by the Independent newspaper: "Mr Pace said the Ministry of the Interior was 'acting as a rogue element within the government'. It was controlled by the main Shia party, the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (Sciri); the Interior Minister, Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi , is a former leader of SCIRI's Badr Brigade militia, which
176-766: The Wolf Brigade, the Scorpions, and the Tigers, but the commandos and even the highway patrol police were accused of acting as death squads during this period over a decade ago. The paramilitary commandos, dressed in garish camouflage uniforms and driving around in pick-up trucks, were dreaded in Sunni neighbourhoods. People arrested by them during this period were frequently found dead several days later with their bodies bearing obvious marks of torture." Following ISIL 's successful Anbar campaign and June 2014 offensive ,
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208-436: The link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badr_Brigade&oldid=932731871 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Badr Organization The organization
224-439: The safety of Sunnis , but deep mutual suspicions remained in the light of recent sectarian killings and the suspicion that some Sunni tribes were allied with IS. A leaked US diplomatic cable cited sources alleging that Hadi al-Amiri personally ordered attacks on Sunnis. The Badr Corps consists of infantry, armor, artillery, anti-aircraft, and commando units with an estimated strength of between 10,000 and 50,000 men (according to
240-543: Was formed in Iran in 1982 as the military wing of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq . It was based in Iran for two decades during the rule of Saddam Hussein and led by Iranian officers. It consisted of several thousand Iraqi exiles, refugees, and Iraqi Army defectors who fought alongside Iranian troops in the Iran–Iraq War . The group was armed and directed by Iran. They briefly returned to Iraq in 1991 during
256-485: Was one of the main groups accused of carrying out sectarian killings. Another was the Mahdi Army of the young cleric Muqtada al-Sadr , who is now part of the Shia coalition seeking to form a government after winning the mid-December election. Many of the 110,000 policemen and police commandos under the ministry's control are suspected of being former members of the Badr Brigade. Not only counterinsurgency units such as
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