Al-Ashtar Brigades
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The al-Ashtar Brigades (Saraya al-Ashtar, named after Malik al-Ashtar[5]), or AAB for short, is the paramilitary branch of the Islamic Resistance in Bahrain, a Shiite militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States and Canada.[5]
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Al-Ashtar Brigades | |
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سرايا الأشتر | |
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Dates of operation | 2012–present |
Active regions | Bahrain |
Ideology | Khomeinism Shia Islamism Anti-West |
Part of | Islamic Resistance in Bahrain[1] |
Allies | ![]() Kata'ib Hezbollah(claimed by Bahraini gov.)[2] Shia militias in Qatif Houthi Movement Yemen |
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Battles and wars | the Shia insurgency in Bahrain Israel–Hamas war |
Designated as a terrorist group by |
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