Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Liwa Assad Allah al-Ghalib
Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Not listed official list |
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| 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 as terrorist by a Western country
Base of operations: Syria, Iraq
Background: Group's official Facebook page
Liwa Assad Allah al-Ghalib ("Conquering Lion of God Brigade," referring to Imam Ali) is an Iraqi Shi'a militia group whose leader was originally involved in the Liwa Abu Fadl al-Abbas network, a group of Iraqi Shi'a militiamen operating in Syria as part of the Sayyida Zainab shrine defense narrative. In a statement in June 2014 on the upheaval in Iraq caused by the Islamic State-spearheaded insurgent advances, Liwa Assad Allah al-Ghalib called for the mobilization of "jihadi squadrons" and accused "the Great Satan" (the U.S.) and allied forces of being behind the problem.
The group has since evolved in naming to "Assad Allah al-Ghalib Forces in Iraq and al-Sham" under the leadership of Secretary General Abdullah al-Shabani, with active formations in both countries.
