Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Saraya al-Salam
Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Not listed official list |
|---|---|
| US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT) | Not listed official list |
| UK Proscribed | Not listed official list |
| EU Terrorist Lists | Not listed official list |
| Canada Listed Entities | Not listed official list |
| Australia Listed | Not listed official list |
Profile written 2014 The profile below is the original Jihad Intel text and has not been updated. Designation status above is current.
Not yet designated terrorist by a Western country
Base of operations: Iraq
Background: Report by Jacob Siegel
Saraya al-Salam ("the Peace Brigades") is the revitalized form of Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army in the face of the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq. In light of Muqtada al-Sadr's tensions with Iran in his refusal to support sending Shi'a militiamen to Syria, Saraya al-Salam needs to be understood as a competitor to Iranian proxies like Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Kata'ib Hezbollah. Saraya al-Salam has claimed operations in a variety of localities in Iraq including Samarra (as part of the centrality of Shi'a militia narrative of defending the al-Askari shrines in the city) and Jurf al-Sakhr (Sunni Arab majority area in Babil province south of Baghdad and a once long-standing Islamic State hotspot).
