Mukhtar Army
| Mukhtar Army | |
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| جيش المختار | |
The flag of the Mukhtar Army. The flag is identifical to the flag of Hezbollah, except for the text under the emblem, with the Muktar Army flag featuring the line "النهضة الاسلامية في العراق" (The Islamic Renaissance in Iraq). | |
| Leaders | Wathiq al-Battat |
| Dates of operation | February 2013 – present |
| Country | Iraq |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Headquarters | Unknown |
| Active regions | Iraq (2013-present) Syria (2013-2024) |
| Ideology | Wilayat al Faqih Khomeinism |
| Size | Unknown |
| Part of | Axis of Resistance Popular Mobilization Forces Islamic Resistance in Iraq |
| Allies | Iraq Iran (Claimed by Battat, denied by the IRGC) Axis of Resistance (Most groups) |
| Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant People's Mujahedin of Iran Free Iraqi Army |
| Wars | Iraqi insurgency War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War |
The Mukhtar Army is a Shi'a Iraqi militia group formed in February 2013 by Wathiq al-Battat, a former senior official in the Hezbollah Brigades.