Mahdi Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militia
gptkbp:affiliation Shia Islam
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:dissolved 2008
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations 2016
gptkbp:founded 2003
gptkbp:funding donations
gptkbp:goal defend_Shia_interests
gptkbp:headquarters Baghdad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahdi Army
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Islamism
gptkbp:influence Iraqi_politics
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Shia population
gptkbp:is_involved_in sectarian violence
anti-occupation activities
political_process_in_Iraq
gptkbp:leadership Muqtada al-Sadr
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:liberation_of_Fallujah
liberation of Mosul
gptkbp:militaryService armed forces
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Sadr_City
2019 protests
Battle of Najaf
2004 uprising
2014 rise of ISIS
2021 elections in Iraq
2022 political crisis in Iraq
2016 protests against government
2020 US-Iran tensions
2008 Basra campaign
2017 anti-ISIS operations
2023 protests against government
gptkbp:notablePerson Muqtada al-Sadr
gptkbp:party gptkb:Sairoon_Alliance
gptkbp:region Middle_East
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Hezbollah
gptkb:Popular_Mobilization_Forces
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraqi_government
other_Shia_militias
Sunni_groups
gptkbp:respondsTo ISIS threat
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Iraqi_government
gptkb:US_forces
gptkbp:social_media_presence social media
gptkbp:successor Peace Companies
gptkbp:symbol green flag
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare
asymmetric warfare
urban combat
gptkbp:training Iranian_military_advisors
gptkbp:type paramilitary organization