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images located by Bill Garrison, 30 September 2023
From
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/profile-iraqi-basij
"Ashab al-Kahf" ["AK"](white-field flag w/black lettering) and "Iraqi Basij"
(black-field flag with white lettering) flags raised together near the U.S.
embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, July 14, 2023. AK's parent militia is:
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/node/16716. The Al-Tabea al-Shabiya fil
Iraq (or Popular Mobilization in Iraq), also known as the: Iraqi Basij. "Basij"
is a Persian word that means "mobilization"; it is also the overarching name of
Iran's numerous paramilitary forces, which are closely associated with Iran's
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist
Organization. AK apparently established the Iraqi Basij to serve a role similar
to that of the
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/node/16641 (KH) vigilante group
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/node/16671, which was created to
pressure political rivals but backfired when it staged armed displays in Baghdad
that resembled Islamic State parades in Mosul. The Iraqi Basij receives support
from Iranian entities, and Iranian phone numbers are provided in its Telegram
messages regarding free transportation to attend Muharram mourning ceremonies in
Karbala, Iraq. AK also has some friendly ties to KH's
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/node/17048 parliamentary bloc. On July
14, 2023, the Iraqi Basij thanked Hoquq head Saud al-Saedi for his support. The
group also thanked Hassan Salim, a parliamentarian from the Shia-Muslim
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/node/16715 movement's al-Sadiqoun
political-coalition bloc.
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image located by Bill Garrison, 30 September 2023
Source: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/profile-iraqi-basij