Liwa Ali al-Akbar (, English: Ali al-Akbar Brigade) or as the Popular Mobilization Forces' 11th Brigade is an Iraqi Shiite faction part of the Popular Mobilization Forces and affiliated with the Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala. It was formed after the fatwa of al-Jihad al-Kafa’i issued by Sayyid Ali al-Sistani and under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Hussaini Shrine, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai. Abu Tahsin al-Salhi is also from the faction.
See also
List of armed groups in the War in Iraq Private militias in Iraq
References
External links
Liwa Ali al-Akbar :: Jihad Intel
"لواء علي الاكبر" يحرر منطقة البعيجي شمال تكريت بالكامل مؤسسة الحكمة للثقافة الاسلامية