The Baqir Brigade (Liwa al-Baqir, sometimes also Liwa al-Imam al-Baqir or Fawj al-Imam Baqir), named after Shia Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, is a Syrian loyalist militia originating in the Aleppo Governorate that fights in the Syrian Civil War. One of the most prominent and largest pro-government militias from the Aleppo area and part of the "Local Defence Forces" network, the Baqir Brigade mostly consists of tribesmen from the al-Baggara tribe that traditionally supported the rule of the al-Assad family despite being mostly Sunni Muslim. Though the militia's fighters thus come from a largely Sunni background, many of them have converted to or are at least strongly influenced by Shia Islam. Indeed, the Baqir Brigade has been noted for its strong connections to the Lebanese Hezbollah, Iran, and various Iraqi Shia militias, and is thus generally considered to be a Shia or "Shi'ified" fighting force.[1][3][8]
^ abcdefgAymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (23 May 2016). "The Local Defence Forces: Regime Auxiliary Forces in Aleppo". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
^Cite error: The named reference fdd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ab"Liwa al-Baqir". Jihad Intel. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^Amir Toumaj; Romany Shaker (13 April 2018). "IRGC-controlled Syrian militia declares jihad against US forces in Syria". Long War Journal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ abDavid Botti; Christian Triebert (14 June 2018). "The Militia That's Threatening American Troops in Syria". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^"'Esad rejimine bağlı güçler Afrin'e girdi' iddiası". Habertürk. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^"The Death of Two Commanders of the IRGC and Al-Baqir Brigade in Syria". Nedaa Syria. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^"Streitkräfte des Assad-Regimes, February 2017" [Armed forces of the Assad regime, February 2017] (PDF). Truppendienst.com (Austrian Armed Forces) (in German). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
The BaqirBrigade (Liwa al-Baqir, sometimes also Liwa al-Imam al-Baqir or Fawj al-Imam Baqir), named after Shia Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, is a Syrian loyalist...
original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018. "Liwa al-Baqir (The BaqirBrigade) in Syria | TRENDS". Archived from the original on 29 August 2018...
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...
Republic Ba'ath Party SAF NDF BaqirBrigade PLA ANG Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas In Lebanon: Hezbollah Lebanese Resistance Brigades SSNP In Iraq: Popular Mobilization...
part-time volunteer reserve component of the military. Local Defence Forces BaqirBrigade Lions of Hussein 313th Regiment Tribes of Manbij Regiment As-Safira...
The Leon Sedov Brigade (Arabic: لواء ليون سيدوف) was a Syrian Third camp Trotskyist militant group in the area of Aleppo. Although its founders were Argentinian...
tribes, and members of the Iranian-controlled Fatemiyoun and Zainebiyoun brigades. Contrary to what was widely reported at the time, Der Spiegel later reported...
supported by Iran, and elements of the Syrian Armed Forces such as the BaqirBrigade. The SDF and AANES government have accused Iran of organizing assassinations...
political party in Iraq. It was established in Iran in 1982 by Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and changed its name to the current Islamic Supreme Council of...
calling themselves the "Popular Forces" entered YPG-held Afrin. The BaqirBrigade, part of the Local Defence Forces (LDF) militia network, announced that...
September 2017). "Nawaf Al-Bashir Enters Deir Ezzor Accompanied By Liwa Al-Baqir Militias". Qasioun News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017...
proof. The group is allegedly supported by Iran, and trained by the BaqirBrigade, a unit of the Syrian Armed Forces. Following its foundation, the group...
leaders of militias involved in the civil war, including BaqirBrigade, ex-Ba'ath Brigades, Hezbollah, and tribal militias. One candidate was Madloul...