Imam al Hujja Regiment

Fawj al-Imam al-Hujja, or the Imam al-Hujja Regiment, is a Shia Islamism militia formed in January 2016 during the Syrian civil war.

Fawj al-Imam al-Hujja
Leader	Ali Muhammad Mustafa Khalil  †
Dates of operation	January 2016 – present
Country	Syria
Headquarters	Aleppo Nubl, al-Zahraa
Ideology	Shiism
Part of	Hezbollah
Allies	Iran Hezbollah
Battles and wars	Syrian civil war Siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Aleppo offensive (June–July 2016) 2016 Aleppo summer campaign

History

Affiliated with Hezbollah, Fawj al-Imam al-Hujja was formed in January 2016 in Nubbul and Al-Zahraa, two towns in the Aleppo Governorate then besieged by rebel forces^[1][2], declares the death of Commander Ali Muhammad Mustafa Khalil.^[3]

Receives support from Iran in Syria^[4]

Areas of operation

Shiite militiamen of Fawj al-Imam al-Hujja, after the Siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa, on 3 February 2016.

In 2016, the militia was active in the Aleppo Governorate, taking part in the siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa^[3] during the Battle of Aleppo.^[5]