Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Saraya al-Mukhtar
Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Not listed official list |
|---|---|
| US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT) | Listed SARAYA AL-MUKHTAR |
| UK Proscribed | Listed Al-Mukhtar Brigades including Saraya al-Mukhtar since December 2017 |
| 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: Bahrain
Saraya al-Mukhtar ("Squadrons of al-Mukhtar"; for the name cf. Wathiq al-Battat's Al-Mukhtar Army Iranian proxy militia in Iraq) is a Shi'a Bahraini militant group that has claimed multiple attacks on Bahraini security forces since the end of 2013. On its Twitter feed, the group describes its aims as "towards the greatest liberation of Bahrain without the Khalifa family." Echoing Shi'a militancy elsewhere in the region, Saraya al-Mukhtar places emphasis on the language of muqawama ("resistance"), though no direct links to Iran or Hezbollah have been definitively shown as of yet. The group also ties its activities to the cause of marginalized Shi'a in eastern Saudi Arabia.
