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Liwa Fatemiyoun

Also: Fatemiyoun Division, Fatemiyoun Brigade. Base: Afghan fighters (Iran, Syria).

Overview

OFAC's SDN record for the Fatemiyoun Division carries the relationship "Providing support to" the IRGC Qods Force. (OFAC SDN record 26347)

IRGC Qods Force in US Documents

SDN relationship: Providing support to ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE

From MEF Research

The onset of the Ukraine war also coincided with statements from Zuhair Mujahid, cultural officer of the Fatemiyoun Brigade [...] who reported that 2,000 members had been killed and 8,000 wounded in Syria.

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

  1. 2019-01-24 FATEMIYOUN DIVISION added to the OFAC SDN List. (OFAC SDN record 26347)

Designations

US Listing Records
DateRecordDetailSource
2019-01-24OFAC SDN List entryFATEMIYOUN DIVISION: programs IFSR, SDGT, IRGC, IRAN-HR, PAARSSR-EO13894; on the SDN List since 2019-01-24 (OFAC enhanced list date).OFAC SDN record 26347

Activity

  • 0 attacks and clashes
  • 3 money and logistics events
  • 0 counteractions

Events on record from 2019-01-24 to 2020-12-08.

Open All 3 Events on the Map

All 3 Events, Newest First
DateTypeGroupsPlaceSummarySource
2020-12-08Money and logistics
Treasury (OFAC) sanctions action		Houthis, Fatemiyoun, ZainabiyounIran (country named most often in the release)
country (Natural Earth label point)		Treasury sanctions action; the release names Houthis, Fatemiyoun, Zainabiyoun.US Treasury press release
2020-11-18Money and logistics
Treasury (OFAC) sanctions action		FatemiyounIran (country named most often in the release)
country (Natural Earth label point)		Treasury sanctions action; the release names Fatemiyoun.US Treasury press release
2019-01-24Money and logistics
Treasury (OFAC) sanctions action		Fatemiyoun, ZainabiyounIran (country named most often in the release)
country (Natural Earth label point)		Treasury sanctions action; the release names Fatemiyoun, Zainabiyoun.US Treasury press release

MEF Coverage

MEF-written articles in the local meforum.org archive that mention this group (29 shown; the archive covers 2004-09-01 to 2026-08-28).