Groups · Iraqi Shia militia and political party
Badr Organization
Overview
The Badr Organization has no entry on the OFAC SDN List fetched for this build and no State Department terrorist designation. This profile draws on MEF research, quoted below.
From MEF Research
Of these, the Badr Organization, led by Hadi al-Amiri, is the most veteran and well-established.
The Badr Organization, the oldest and among the most established of the Iran-linked Shi’ite militias (and one which, unlike AH, remains undesignated as a terror organization by the US government), won 18 seats.
The Badr Corps, established by Iran in 1982, consisted of either Iraqi prisoners of war or Iraqi refugees.
Leaders
No individual on the OFAC SDN List as fetched for this build carries a leadership relationship or title for this group, and the US documents used here name no leader. This tab lists only people named in designation documents.
History
- 1982 MEF writer Ofra Bengio: the Badr Corps was established by Iran in 1982. (meforum.org)
Designations
The OFAC SDN List as fetched for this build has no entry for this group, and no State Department or Federal Register designation notice names it.
Activity
- 0 attacks and clashes
- 0 money and logistics events
- 0 counteractions
No events on file for this group.
MEF Coverage
MEF-written articles in the local meforum.org archive that mention this group (130 shown; the archive covers 2004-09-01 to 2026-08-28).
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