Babylon Movement

Babylon Brigade
Babylon Brigade
كتائب بابليون
	Chaldean flag is used by Babylon Brigade.
Leaders	Rayan al-Kildani
Allegiance	Iraq
Group(s)	50th Brigade;
Size	1,000+
Part of	Popular Mobilization Forces
Allies	Iran IRGC Quds Force; ; ; Quwwat Sahl Ninawa;
Opponents	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Battle of Mosul (2016–2017);

Babylon Movement
Babylon Movement
Headquarters	Iraq
Military wing	Babylon Brigade
Religion	Christian
Council of Representatives	2 / 329
	Politics of Iraq; Political parties; Elections;

The Babylon Movement (Arabic: حركة بابليون‎)^{[citation needed]} is an Chaldean Catholic political party situated in Iraq. Founded in 2014, it is the political wing of the Babylon Brigade, a nominally Christian militia that was formed as part of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces. Rayan al-Kildani, a Chaldean Catholic Assyrian with close ties to the Badr Organization,^[1] heads both the party and militia. On July 18, 2019, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Rayan based on charges of corruption and human rights abuses.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "A Mostly Non-Christian Militia Won 2 Of Iraqi Christians' Parliamentary Seats". HuffPost. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 30 Aug 2019.
^ Wong, Edward (18 July 2019). "U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iraqi Militia Leaders and Ex-Governors". New York Times. Retrieved 30 Aug 2019.
^ [1] U.S. Dept. of Treasury press release.
^ [2], alghadeer.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (October 31, 2017). "Hashd Brigade Numbers Index". Rubin Center. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ Kaplan, Michael (July 13, 2015). "In Iraq, Christian Militia Battles Islamic State Militants: 'ISIS Terrorists Are Our Enemy'". IB Times. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ "الهديل - الهديل- تعرّف على أبرز فصائل الحشد الشّعبي... هذا هو تعدادها وأبرز قادتها".
^ Bennett-Jones, Owen (April 11, 2016). "The Christian militia fighting IS". BBC News. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

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[1] "A Mostly Non-Christian Militia Won 2 Of Iraqi Christians' Parliamentary Seats". HuffPost. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 30 Aug 2019.

[2] Wong, Edward (18 July 2019). "U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iraqi Militia Leaders and Ex-Governors". New York Times. Retrieved 30 Aug 2019.

[3] [1] U.S. Dept. of Treasury press release.

[4] [2], alghadeer.

[numbers-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (October 31, 2017). "Hashd Brigade Numbers Index". Rubin Center. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[6] Kaplan, Michael (July 13, 2015). "In Iraq, Christian Militia Battles Islamic State Militants: 'ISIS Terrorists Are Our Enemy'". IB Times. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[7] "الهديل - الهديل- تعرّف على أبرز فصائل الحشد الشّعبي... هذا هو تعدادها وأبرز قادتها".

[8] Bennett-Jones, Owen (April 11, 2016). "The Christian militia fighting IS". BBC News. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

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