Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Harakat al-Nujaba
Designation Status (as of October 6, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Listed Harakat al-Nujaba (HAN) since September 18, 2025 (effective on Federal Register publication, 90 FR 45097) |
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| US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT) | Listed HARAKAT AL-NUJABA |
| 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: Syria, Iraq
Harakat al-Nujaba (Movement of the Noble Ones; or more fully: Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba) is an Iraqi Shi'a militia organization that first came to light in 2013 and has deployed to both Syria and Iraq, the former as part of aiding Assad regime forces against rebels and the latter to fight the renewed Sunni Arab insurgency. Harakat al-Nujaba shows affinity with both Iran and Hezbollah. The boundaries with other Iranian-aligned militias in Iraq- namely Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Kata'ib Hezbollah- are in reality not so distinct here, as the leader himself has a known history in Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq. Harakat al-Nujaba has multiple military 'subdivisions' such as Liwa Ammar ibn Yasir (named after one of Imam Ali's closest companions), Liwa al-Hamad & Liwa al-Imam al-Hasan al-Mojtaba.
