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An OSE survey of Iraqi and Pan-Arab traditional and social the factions’ logos and photos of the commanders, as media sources has identified the media outlets affiliated available. OSE selected factions for inclusion based on an with factions in Iraq and Syria reportedly operating under August 2016 report published on the Arabic website of the the umbrella of the mainly Shiite, Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Rawabit Center for Research and Strategic Studies, which Mobilization Forces (PMF). This product also features identified those groups as affiliated with the PMF.a

GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 1 Al-Salam Brigades/ Kazim Husayn • twitter.com/mediabrigades?lang=ar The Sadrist al-’Isawi • ar-ar.facebook.com/ Movement mediamilitaryforpeacebrigades • sarayasalam.net • manhajch.tv • ar-ar.facebook.com/%D9%82%D9%86%D8 %A7%D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7% D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B 9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8 %A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7% D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9% 84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D 8%A9-242064042833436 • ar-ar.facebook.com/al.shathrat 2 Badr Corps Hadi al-’Amiri • ar-ar.facebook.com/%D8%A7%D9%84% Military wing of D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8 Badr Organization %A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%8 3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A% D9%84%D9%82-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8 %B1-723221594400054 • twitter.com/badr55515?lang=ar • badrnews.net • badr.iq • alghadeer.tv 3 Iraqi Hizballah Ja’far • kataibhizbollah.com Brigades al-Ghanimi • aletejahtv.org • alebaatv.com

4 ‘Asa’ib Ahl Qays • ahlualhaq.com al-Haqq al-Khaz’ali • twitter.com/Qais_alkhazali • youtube.com/user/QaisalKhazali • alahad. tv.iq • ar-ar.facebook.com/alahed2.tv.iq 5 Sayyid al-Shuhada Hashim Banyan • saidshuhada.com Brigades al-Wala’i, • twitter.com/saidshuhada Abu-Ala’, • youtube.com/channel/UCCoo_ (nom de guerre) Ct9XmpcgGVIOr5Apg • almawqef.tv aThe Rawabit Center for Research and Strategic Studies is a privately owned regional research center dedicated to the study of socio-political, security, and economic trends, and developments in Iraq and the Arab world (rawabetcenter.com). For more information on the report, see the 23 September 2016 OSE Translation, Babil24 Publishes List of Armed Iraqi Factions, Commanders, Religious Authorities (IMR2016092360236535). UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY OSE Design 170803095908_8-17

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GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 6 Hizballah Akram ‘Abbas • alnujaba.com al-Nujaba’ al-Ka’bi • twitter.com/alnujabaiq Movement • youtube.com/channel/ UCBOL9FLwagLFvqpQ3pt7hkw • alnujaba.tv 7 Al-Imam ‘Ali Shibl al-Zaydi • facebook.com/imamalibattalions Brigades • facebook.com/divisionimamali • kt-imam-ali.com/index.php • afaq.tv 8 Jund al-Imam Ahmad al-Asadi, • kji-iq.com Brigades Abu-Ja’far • twitter.com/j_alimam|| https://ar-ar. al-Asadi, • facebook.com/jund.al.imam (nom de guerre) 9 Al-Khurasani ‘Ali al-Yasiri • twitter.com/alkursany Brigades • facebook.com/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7 %D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8 %AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7% D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8% AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D 9%84%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1 %D9%8A-561344900633710 • youtube.com/user/ alkhorasani313?feature=iv&src_ vid=HSJ-wDQ9Z8A&annotation_ id=channel%3A5474bc3b-0000-245a-a2d7- 001a11c14e04 • alwalaatv.com 10 Abu-al-Fadl Aws al-Khafaji • twitter.com/kafelzinab?lang=en al-’Abbas Brigade

11 Saraya al-Jihad Hasan Radi • facebook.com/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8 The [Iraqi] Islamic al-Sari %A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9 Supreme Council %84%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8% AF-1512015422379372 12 Saraya Ansar Jalal-al-Din • facebook.com/sarayaansaralaqeda al-’Aqidah al-Saghir • facebook.com/jalal.alsagheer The [Iraqi] Islamic • twitter.com/sarayaalaqeda?lang=en Supreme Council 13 Saraya Ansar Kazim al-Jabiri, • facebook.com/saraea.ashoora2014 ‘Ashura Abu-Ahmad • facebook.com/SarayaAshura The [Iraqi] Islamic al-Jabiri, • facebook.com/alforattv.net Supreme Council (nom de guerre) • alforatnews.com

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GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 14 Al-Tayyar al-Risali ‘Adnan Armid • facebook.com/AlRasaleon Brigades al-Shahmani • facebook.com/alshahmanyadnan

15 Al-’Abbas Fighting Maytham • alabbas.iq/ Division al-Zaydi • twitter.com/alabbas_brigade

16 Al-Shahid al-Awwal Wathiq • facebook.com/kataib.Alshaheed Brigades—Da’wah al-Fartusi • youtube.com/user/kataibAlshaheed Party Iraq Organization Hashim al-Musawi 17 Al-Shahid al-Sadr Lieutenant • facebook.com/www.alshahidprees al-Awwal Brigades— General Da’wah Party ‘Abd-al-Karim Iraq Organization al-Ghazi Hashim al-Musawi 18 Al-Nukhbah wa Munaf • None found No photo al-Ghayth al-Haydari al-Husayni available Brigades—Da’wah Party The Inland Organization ‘Abd-al-Karim al-‘Anzi 19 ‘Ali al-Akbar Brigade ‘Ali al-Hamadani • facebook.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5 Islamic Action %D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9 Organization %84%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF %D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8 %B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9- %D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8 %A1%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7 %D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A8%D8 %B1-1590813174568577 20 Al-Shabab al-Risali Maytham • waad-alah.com Brigade al-’Allaq • facebook.com/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9 %84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9% 84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8 5%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%85-%D8%A 7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7 %D9%82-1378152299096920

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GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 21 Ansar al-Marji’iyah Hamid al-Yasiri • facebook.com/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84 Brigade %D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%88%D8 %A7%D8%A1%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B5% D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8 5%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8 %A9-710741572336535/?ref=page_internal • twitter.com/salahmosawe41?lang=en • ansar-iraq.blogspot.com • twitter.com/hmeed_aleasre?lang=en 22 Asad Allah Suhayl al-A’raji • facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=18 al-Ghalib Brigade 87604058130560&id=1826158387608461

23 Jaysh al-Mukhtar Wathiq al-Battat • facebook.com/%D8% AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84 %D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8 %B1-1534911393394258 • twitter.com/w_albatat?lang=en 24 Al-Wa’id al-Sadiq ‘Ammar • facebook.com/%D9%81%D9% Corps al-Haddad 8A%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%8 4%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7 %D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF %D9%82-954003194640381 • twitter.com/faa_iraq?lang=en • facebook.com/alwaadsadeq 25 Ansar al-Hujjah Muhammad • facebook.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8 Brigades al-Kinani %B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D9%87%D8% A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8 5%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%84%D9%83 %D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8- %D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8% B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AC%D 9%87%D8%B9%D8%AC-853726898054869 • ar-ar.facebook.com/%D9%83%D8%AA %D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8%D8%A7% D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1%D 8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8 %A9-791464160949027 26 Qamar Bani Hashim Abu-Talib • None found No photo Brigades al-Mayyahi available

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GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 27 Hizballah al-Tha’irun Rahman • facebook.com/%D8%AD%D9%80%D9%80 Brigades al-Jaza’iri %D9%80%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9% 84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D 8%AB%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D9%88 %D9%86-1486593038266913 • facebook.com/%D8%AD%D9%80%D8% B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84 %D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8 %A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86 %D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8 %A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%86 %D9%89-1443337395918875 28 ‘Imad Mughniyah Sa’d al-Fatlawi, • None found No photo Brigade Abu-Khalid available Iraqi Hizballah Brigades al-Fatlawi, (nom de guerre) 29 Qasim al-Jabbarin Muhammad • facebook.com/alaagfj Brigade al-Musawi • facebook.com/%D9%84%D9%88%D8% A7%D8%A1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B5 %D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8 %A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86% D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B4%D8%A F%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8 %A8%D9%8A-699703083448101 30 Al-Imam al-Qa’im Talib al-’Alyawi • facebook.com/kingk937 Brigade • youtube.com/channel/UCf2ZBzNha_ ihzmrTlTt1-2w

31 ‘A’immat al-Baqi’ Jihad al-Tamimi • youtube.com/channel/UCiIdNzt_9__ Brigades jDHILQXQjMTA

32 Ansar Allah Haydar • facebook.com/ansarallahalawfea -مالعإ-ءايفوألا-هللا-راصنا-ةكرح/al-Awfiya’ Movement al-Gharrawi • facebook.com 1730203790533077-ةيسايسلا-ةئيهلا • alawfiapolitburo.com 33 Al-Muntazar Daghir • facebook.com/ALmantathr1063 Brigade al-Musawi

34 Tha’ir Allah Walid al-Hilli • None found No photo Brigades available

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GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 35 Al-Qasas ‘Abdallah • None found No photo Brigades al-Lami available

36 • None found No photo Ashbal al-Sadr Muhammad available Brigades Husayn al-Sadr

37 Tha’ir al-Husayn Ghassan • None found No photo Brigades al-Shahbandar available

38 Malik al-Ashtar Ja’far ‘Abbas • None found No photo Brigades al Musawi available

39 Al-Dima’ al-Zakiyah Mu’ayyad ‘Ali • None found No photo Brigades al-Hakim available

40 Dhu-al-Faqar Husayn • facebook.com/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A Brigades al-Tamimi 7%D8%A1%D8%B0%D9%88%D8%A7% D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A7%D8 %B1-594194304032311 41 Al-Abdal Ja’far al-Musawi • facebook.com/alabdalalabdal Movement • al-abdal.net • ar-ar.facebook.com/%D8%AD%D8%B1% D9%83%D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8 %A7%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9% 84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7 %D9%85%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA% D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8- %B5%D8%B1%D8%A9-770409209699428 • twitter.com/alabdal3?lang=en 42 Muslim Bin-’Aqil Ahmad al-Fartusi • None found No photo Brigades available

43 Ansar al-Mahdi Naji al-Halfi • None found No photo Brigade available

44 Al-Mu’ammal Sa’d Siwar • facebook.com/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84 Brigade %D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8 %AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%B9 %D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8 %B1-1575755639307761 • twitter.com/alialfisale

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GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 45 Al-’Adalah Samir al-Shaykh • None found No photo Brigades ‘Ali available

46 Al-Fath Kazim al-Sayyid • None found No photo Brigades ‘Ali available

47 Saraya Al-Zahra’ Mumtaz • None found No photo Brigades al-Haydari available

48 Al-’Iraq al-Islami Jamal al-Wakil • None found No photo Movement available

49 Al-’Atabah ‘Abd-al-Mahdi • None found No photo al-Husayniyah al-Karbala’i available Brigades/Imam ‘Ali Fighting Division 50 Zaynab al-’Aqilah Hasan • None found No photo Brigade al-Shakraji available

51 Al-Taff Mustafa • facebook.com/%D9%84%D9%88%D8% Brigade al-Musawi A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7 %D9%81-532214376969444

52 Al-Imam al-Ghalib Muhammad • None found No photo Brigades al-Lami available

53 Al-Imam al-Husayn Hasan al-Rubay’i • facebook.com/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A Brigades 7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84% D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D8% A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A %D9%86-728681893891718 54 Al-Qiyam Muhammad • facebook.com/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%83 al-Husayni Brigades al-Khafaji %D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9% 86%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B0-%D8%A7%D 9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7 %D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%D9%83%D8% AA%D8%A7D8%A6%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9 %84%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85% D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8 A%D9%86%D9%8A-587220174721477

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GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 55 Dir’ al-Wilayah ‘Ala’ Muhalhal • facebook.com/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7 Brigades %D8%A6%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8% B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%EF%BB%B B%D9%8A%D8%A9-873079359441755 56 Al-Qari’ah Ahmad al-Zamili • facebook.com/ALqra.force Brigades

57 Yad Allah Ahmad al-Sa’idi • None found No photo Brigades available

58 Baqiyat Allah Mustafa • None found No photo Brigades al-’Ubaydi available

59 The Islamic Youths Mustafa • None found No photo Brigades al-Musawi available

60 Al al-Bayt Musa al-Hasani • None found No photo Association Brigade available

61 The Popular Defense Mazhar • None found No photo Brigades al-Khafaji available

62 Al-Tifl al-Radi’ Wisam • None found No photo Brigades al-Haydari available

63 Al-Mukhtar ‘Abd-al-Mahdi • None found No photo al-Thaqafi al-Karbala’i available Brigades

64 Liwa’ Al-Sajjad ‘Abd-al-Mahdi • None found No photo Brigades al-Karbala’i available

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GROUP COMMANDER AFFILIATED MEDIA OUTLETS 65 Wa’d Allah Sami al-Mas’udi, • ar-ar.facebook.com/saami.almasoudi Brigades Deputy head of the • facebook.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82 Shiite Waqf %D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8% A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D 9%85%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF %D9%8A-1052282181503532 66 Al-Ghawth al-’Azam Firas al-’Allaq • None found No photo Brigades available

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