| Name assigned by coder: |
no
|
| PGM ID Number: |
235
|
| Country: |
Iraq |
| Date formed: |
April 1, 2003 |
| Details of Formation: |
Origin as group early 1980s, progov with invasion of Iraq and aligned with CPA and later Iraqi Government. Connected to Shiite political party and linked to Ministry of Interior 2005. militia members in police. |
| Date dissolved: |
Feb. 22, 2009 |
| Details of Termination: |
Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council: Headed by Shiite cleric Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim and close to the Badr Brigade militia, now part of Iraq's national security forces. The Toronto Star, February 22, 2009 |
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type1 |
| Government Link(s): |
person/minister; political party; state/military institution
|
| Training and Equipment |
yes |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations |
yes |
| Shared personnel |
yes |
| Types of Material Support: |
domestic government; Foreign government
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
United States; Iran
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
religious; party activists
|
| Location: |
|
| Force Strength: |
[15000,
unknown] |
| Target(s): |
rebels, insurgents, or other armed group
|
| Purpose(s): |
protect state, national or religious institutions; protect state, national or religious leader(s); fight insurgents
|
| Other Information: |
linked to Ministry of Interior 2005. militia members in police. |
