Promised Day Brigade

The Promised Day Brigade (PDB) ( Arabic: لواء اليوم الموعود Liwa al-Youm al-Mawud ), originally called the Muqawimun (Arabic: المقاومون; Resisters ) was a Shi'a organization and was an insurgent group operating in Iraq during the war. In 2010 it was one of the largest and most powerful of what the US military call "Special Groups" in Iraq. The group was created as successor to Muqtada al-Sadr 's Mahdi Army , which was Iraq's largest Shi'a militia until its disbanding in 2008, he also called on other Special Groups to join the brigade. Sadr had earlier already talked about the creation of a smaller guerrilla unit which would continue the Mahdi Army's armed activities but for the first time gave the organisation a name in November 2008 when he declared the creation of the Promised Day Brigade. Its activities have particularly increased since May 2009. The group is alleged to receive Iranian support. A crackdown against the group in end 2009 led to the arrest of 18 of its members including several commanders. On November 29, 2009, the group's Basra leader was arrested in al-Amarah . In October 2009 the Promised Day Brigade fought a battle with rival Special Group Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq for influence in Sadr City . The Promised Day Brigade reportedly won the battle and even managed to destroy the house of Abdul Hadi al-Darraji , a senior Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq leader. Since then the PDB has been the most powerful Special Group in the ex-Mahdi Army stronghold of Sadr City and has increased its activity there. On July 21, 2010 General Ray Odierno said Iran supports three Shiite groups in Iraq that had attempted to attack US bases: US officials believe that of these three groups, the Promised Day Brigades poses the greatest threat to Iraq's long-term security. the Promised Day Brigades Ketaib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) Asaib Ahl al-Haq (League of the Righteous) Daniel Cassman. "Can Iraq's Sadrists prove their nationalist credentials?" . openDemocracy .

The Promised Day Brigade ( abbreviated PDB ; Arabic : لواء اليوم الموعود Liwāʾ al-Yawm al-Mawʿūd ), originally called the Muqawimun (Arabic: المقاومون al-Muqāwimūn ; "Resisters") was a Shi'a organization and was an insurgent group operating in Iraq during the war. In 2010, it was one of the largest and most powerful of what the US military call "Special Groups" in Iraq. The group was created as successor to Muqtada al-Sadr 's Mahdi Army , which was Iraq's largest Shi'a militia until its disbanding in 2008, he also called on other Special Groups to join the brigade. Sadr had earlier already talked about the creation of a smaller guerrilla unit which would continue the Mahdi Army's armed activities but for the first time gave the organisation a name in November 2008 when he declared the creation of the Promised Day Brigade. Its activities have particularly increased since May 2009. The group's name is in reference to an alternate term for the Islamic Day of Judgment . The group is alleged to receive Iranian support. A crackdown against the group, in the end 2009, led to the arrest of 18 of its members including several commanders. On November 29, 2009, the group's Basra leader was arrested in al-Amarah . In October 2009, the Promised Day Brigade fought a battle with rival Special Group Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq for influence in Sadr City . The Promised Day Brigade reportedly won the battle and even managed to destroy the house of Abdul Hadi al-Darraji , a senior Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq leader. Since then, the PDB has been the most powerful Special Group in the ex-Mahdi Army stronghold of Sadr City and has increased its activity there. On July 21, 2010, General Ray Odierno said Iran supports three Shiite groups in Iraq that had attempted to attack US bases: US officials believe that of these three groups, the Promised Day Brigades poses the greatest threat to Iraq's long-term security. the Promised Day Brigades Ketaib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) Asaib Ahl al-Haq (League of the Righteous) Daniel Cassman. "Can Iraq's Sadrists prove their nationalist credentials?" . openDemocracy .

The Promised Day Brigade ( abbreviated PDB ; ), originally called the Muqawimun ( , "Resisters"), was a Shi'a organization and was an insurgent group operating in Iraq during the war. In 2010, it was one of the largest and most powerful of what the US military call "Special Groups" in Iraq. The group was created as successor to Muqtada al-Sadr 's Mahdi Army , which was Iraq's largest Shi'a militia until its disbanding in 2008, he also called on other Special Groups to join the brigade. Sadr had earlier already talked about the creation of a smaller guerrilla unit which would continue the Mahdi Army's armed activities but for the first time gave the organisation a name in November 2008 when he declared the creation of the Promised Day Brigade. Its activities have particularly increased since May 2009. The group's name is in reference to an alternate term for the Islamic Day of Judgment . In 2013, the US military alleged that the group was receiving Iranian support. A crackdown against the group, in the end 2009, led to the arrest of 18 of its members including several commanders. On November 29, 2009, the group's Basra leader was arrested in al-Amarah . In October 2009, the Promised Day Brigade fought a battle with rival Special Group Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq for influence in Sadr City . The Promised Day Brigade reportedly won the battle and even managed to destroy the house of Abdul Hadi al-Darraji , a senior Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq leader. Since then, the PDB has been the most powerful Special Group in the ex-Mahdi Army stronghold of Sadr City and has increased its activity there. On July 21, 2010, General Ray Odierno said Iran supports three Shiite groups in Iraq that had attempted to attack US bases: US officials believe that of these three groups, the Promised Day Brigades poses the greatest threat to Iraq's long-term security. the Promised Day Brigades Ketaib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) Asaib Ahl al-Haq (League of the Righteous) Daniel Cassman. "Can Iraq's Sadrists prove their nationalist credentials?" . openDemocracy .

Iraqi Shia militia group (2008–2014) The Promised Day Brigade ( PDB ; Arabic : لواء اليوم الموعود , romanized : Liwāʾ al-Yawm al-Mawʿūd ), originally called the Muqawimun ( Arabic : المقاومون , romanized : al-Muqāwimūn , "Resisters"), was a Shiite organization and insurgent group operating during the Iraq War and later the Syrian Civil War . In 2010, it was one of the largest and most powerful "Special Groups" — an American term for Iranian-backed Shiite paramilitary groups in Iraq. The group was created as successor to Muqtada al-Sadr 's Mahdi Army , which was Iraq's largest Shiite militant group until its disbanding in 2008, he also called on other Special Groups to join the brigade. Sadr had earlier already talked about the creation of a smaller guerrilla unit which would continue the Mahdi Army's armed activities but for the first time gave the organisation a name in November 2008 when he declared the creation of the Promised Day Brigade. Its activities had particularly increased since May 2009. The group's name is in reference to an alternate term for the Islamic Day of Judgment . In 2013, the US military alleged that the group was receiving Iranian support. A crackdown against the group, in the end 2009, led to the arrest of 18 of its members including several commanders. On November 29, 2009, the group's leader in Basra was arrested in al-Amarah . In October 2009, the Promised Day Brigade fought a battle with rival Special Group Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq for influence in Sadr City . The Promised Day Brigade reportedly won the battle and even managed to destroy the house of Abdul Hadi al-Darraji , a senior Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq leader. Since then, the PDB had been the most powerful Special Group in the ex-Mahdi Army stronghold of Sadr City and had increased its activity there. On July 21, 2010, General Ray Odierno said Iran supports three Shiite groups in Iraq that had attempted to attack US bases: US officials believe that of these three groups, the Promised Day Brigades poses the greatest threat to Iraq's long-term security. the Promised Day Brigades Kata'ib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) Asaib Ahl al-Haq (League of the Righteous) Osman, Khalil (October 10, 2014). Sunni leaders generally tended to characterize Shi'ite insurgent groups, such as the Sadrist Promised Day Brigade and the Leagues of the People of Righteousness, as merely criminal militias and death squads responsible for the killing, maiming, and torture of Sunnis as well as attacks against Sunni mosques. "Can Iraq's Sadrists prove their nationalist credentials?" . openDemocracy .