Saraya al-Jihad

Not to be confused with the Syrian faction that claimed the explosion of Hama Military Airport.^[1]

Saraya al-Jihad (Arabic: سرايا الجهاد, "Jihad Companies") is an Iraqi Shia group and the armed wing of the Jihad and Development Movement, operating in Iraq and formerly in Syria as the 17th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.^[7][8] It has been closely intertwined with Liwa al-Muntazar.^[3]

Saraya al-Jihad
سرايا الجهاد
Leader	Hassan al-Sari[2]
Allegiance	Iraq
Active regions	Iraq,
Ideology	Shia Islamism
Size	several hundred
Part of	Popular Mobilization Forces
Allies	Iran Syria[3] Liwa al-Muntaẓar[3]
Opponents	Islamic State
Battles and wars	War in Iraq (2013–2017) Al-Karmah offensive (2015)[4] Anbar campaign (2015–16)[5] Siege of Fallujah (2016)[6] Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)[2] Syrian civil war
Website	Official website
Preceded by Hezbollah Movement in Iraq[3]

See also

• List of armed groups in the Iraqi Civil War
• List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War