Al-Mukhtar Brigades
The al-Mukhtar Brigades, also called Saraya al-Makhtar or Bahraini Islamic Resistance, is a Bahraini Shia insurgent movement that has taken part in several attacks against government targets. It is classified as a terrorist organization by multiple countries, including the United States and United Kingdom. The United States and Bahrain have both accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of backing the organization. It is one of the main opposition movements in Bahrain to take up arms and is one of the rebel factions of the insurgency in Bahrain, the main other being the al-Ashtar Brigades.
| Al-Mukhtar Brigades | |
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| Also known as | Saraya Al-Mukhtar |
| Foundation | 2013 |
| Ideology | Khomeinism Shia Islamism Pro-Iran Anti-West Islamic nationalism Iranian nationalism |
| Allies | Iran Hezbollah Kata'ib al-Imam Ali Shia militias in Qatif |
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| Battles and wars | Insurgency in Bahrain Syrian civil war |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | |
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