Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations

Harakat al-Shaheed al-Awal

Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)

US State Dept FTO	Not listed official list
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Checked against the official lists on October 12, 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

Harakat al-Shaheed al-Awal ("The First Martyr Movement") is a Shi'a militia operating in Iraq. The 'First Martyr' refers to Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr who was murdered by Saddam's regime in 1980. The group appears to be participating in the Iraqi government's March 2014 offensive to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State.

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