Saraya Taliat al-Khurasani

سرايا طليعة الخراساني

Area Of Operation Iraq

Leader Ali Al-Yasiri

Command Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)

Financial Sources Local, Iran

Weapons Sources Local, Iran

Status Active combat

Details

The 18th Brigade in al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF). A pro-Iranian militia active in Iraq and Syria. One of its main missions is to protect Damascus International Airport. The militia rec...

The 18th Brigade in al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF). A pro-Iranian militia active in Iraq and Syria. One of its main missions is to protect Damascus International Airport. The militia receives financial and military support from Iran. It holds its central headquarters in Najaf, with additional branches in Wasit, Karbala, and Basra in Iraq, as well as in Rif Dimashq and Aleppo in Syria.

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