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Badr Organization منظمة بدر | |
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| Leader | Hadi al-Amiri |
| Founded | 1982–2003 as the military wing of the ISCI 2003–present as a political movement |
| Ideology | Shia Islamism[1] Khomeinism[2] Anti-Sunnism[3] Conservatism |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | National Iraqi Alliance[4] (2005–2014) State of Law Coalition (2014–18)[5][6][7] Fatah Alliance (2018–present) |
| International affiliation | Axis of Resistance |
| Seats in the Council of Representatives of Iraq: | 17 / 329 |
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| Leaders | Hadi Al-Amiri |
| Dates of operation | 1982–2003 (officially) 2014–present |
| Allegiance |  Iran (IRGC)[8] |
| Group(s) | Structure |
| Headquarters | Najaf, Iraq |
| Active regions | Baghdad and Southern Iraq |
| Size | 15,000 (2008)[9] 10,000–15,000 (2014)[10] |
| Part of |  Popular Mobilization Forces (2014–present) |
| Allies | State allies:
Non-state allies:
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| Opponents | State opponents:
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| Designated as a terrorist group by |  United Arab Emirates[26] |
The Badr Organization (Arabic: منظمة بدر Munaẓẓama Badr), previously known as the Badr Brigades or Badr Corps, is an Iraqi Shia Islamist and Khomeinist[27] political party and paramilitary organization headed by Hadi al-Amiri. The Badr Brigade, formed in 1982 and led by Iranian officers, served as the military arm of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shia Islamic party based in Iran. The Badr Brigade was created by Iranian intelligence and Shia cleric Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim with the aim of fighting the Ba'athist regime of Saddam Hussein during the Iran–Iraq War. Since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq most of the Badr Brigades' fighters have entered the new Iraqi army and police force. Politically, Badr Brigade and SCIRI were considered to be one party since 2003, but have now unofficially separated[28] with the Badr Organization now an official Iraqi political party. Badr Brigade forces, and their Iranian commanders, have come to prominence in 2014 fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq.[29] It is a part of the Popular Mobilization Forces.
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