Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations

Kata'ib al-Difa' al-Muqaddas

Designation Status (as of October 6, 2026)

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Checked against the official lists on October 6, 2026. Listing names are quoted as the list gives them. What changed since 2018

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

Kata'ib al-Difa' al-Muqaddas ('The Holy Defence Battalions') is a Shi'a militia led by one Abu Assad Allah al-Aboudi. Ideologically, there is identification with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The group has also put out a photo of its leader in Syria reportedly to defend the Sayyida Zainab shrine.

• Kata'ib al-Difa' al-Muqaddas Emblem
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