Al-Ashtar Brigades
The al-Ashtar Brigades (Saraya al-Ashtar, named after Malik al-Ashtar), or AAB for short, is a Shiite militant group in Bahrain designated as a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States and Canada.
| Al-Ashtar Brigades | |
|---|---|
| سرايا الأشتر | |
| Active regions | Bahrain |
| Ideology | Khomeinism Shia Islamism Anti-West |
| Allies | Iran (claimed by Bahraini gov.) Hezbollah (claimed by Bahraini gov.) Kata'ib Hezbollah (claimed by Bahraini gov.) Shia militias in Qatif |
| Opponents | Bahrain United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia |
| Battles and wars | the Shia insurgency in Bahrain |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | |
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