Ashab al-Kahf (militant group)

Ashab al-Kahf (Arabic: اصحاب الکهف, lit.'People of the Cave') is an Iraqi Shia extremist militant group that has been described as a proxy formation of Iran. The group first emerged in August 2019, but increased in activity following the American assassination of Qasem Soleimani. It has attacked targets associated with the United States using rockets and improvised explosive devices. The group has also attacked targets associated with Turkey. The group denies maintaining relationships with other Iranian-backed Shia paramilitary groups, such as Kata'ib Hezbollah and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq.

Ashab al-Kahf
اصحاب الکهف
Dates of operationAugust 2019 – present
Active regionsIraq
IdeologyShia Islamism
Anti-Americanism
Anti-Zionism
Anti-LGBT
Anti-Anarchism
Khomeinism
Political positionRight-wing to Far-right
Part ofIslamic Resistance in Iraq
Axis of Resistance
AlliesState allies
  •  Iran
  •  Syria
  •  Russia
  •  North Korea

Non-state allies

Opponents
Battles and wars2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis
2023 American–Middle East conflict
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