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Hezbollah
Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary group wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. Its armed strength was assessed to be equivalent to that of a medium-sized army in 2016.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Forces. It consists of five service branches: Ground Forces, Aerospace Force, Navy, Quds Force, and Basij. It is led by a commander-in-chief, who is appointed by and reports to the Supreme Leader of Iran.
Peshmerga
The Peshmerga () are the internal security forces of the Kurdistan Region. According to the Constitution of Iraq, federal regions (such as the Kurdistan Region) are responsible for "the establishment and organization of the internal security forces for the respective regions, such as police, security forces, and regional guards." Other security institutions of the Kurdistan Region include the Zêrevanî (gendarmerie), Asayish (security and counterterrorism service), Parastin u Zanyarî (intelligence agency) and the Kurdish police force. The modern Peshmerga were established in 1946 as the nationa
Quds Force
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
political party
Popular Mobilization Forces
The Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), is an Iranian-backed paramilitary umbrella group that operates within Iraq. Although formally and legally part of the Iraqi Armed Forces and reporting directly to the prime minister, PMF leaders act independently from state control, and in practice, answer to the supreme leader of Iran.
Mahdi Army
Iraqi Shia former armed group led by Muqtada al-Sadr
Kata'ib Hezbollah
Shia Islamist militant group based in Iraq
Badr Organization
Iraqi organization and political party
People's Defence Forces
militia of the PKK
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
Iraqi Shi'a paramilitary group
Iraqi Turkmen Front
Iraqi political party
Êzidxan Women's Units
Yazidi all-women militia
Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order
Islamic and pan-Arabist armed organization in Iraq
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Shia Afghan militia fighting against ISIL in Syria
Kata'ib al-Imam Ali
Armed wing of the islamic movement
Sinjar Resistance Units
Yazidi militia formed in Iraq in 2007
Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition
joint intelligence-sharing cooperation between opponents of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Parti Azadi Kurdistan
Kurdish militant group based in Iraq
Promised Day Brigades
Shia militia group from Iraq
Nineveh Plain Protection Units
assyrian militia in Iraq
Qaraqosh Protection Committee
Dwekh Nawsha
Iraqi Assyrian militia
Liwa Zainebiyoun
pro-government brigade fighting in Syria composed of Shia Pakistanis
Protection Force of Sinjar
Yazidi military force in Iraq
Sinjar Alliance
joint command of three Yazidi militias
Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces
Iraqi militia active against the Islamic State
Saraya al-Khorasani
Iraqi Shia Islamist militant group
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
Iraqi Shia militia
Turkmen Brigades
Iraqi group
Shabak Militia
armed Shiite Muslim group in Ninevah region
Liwa ali al-Akbar
Iraqi Shia Militia
Anbar Tribal Council
Iraqi Sunni militant group
General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries
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