Shabak Brigade
| Shabak Brigade | |
|---|---|
| لواء الشبك | |
Flag of the Shabak Democratic Party used by the militia | |
| Leaders | Waad Qado, Sabah Salem al-Shabaki |
| Dates of operation | September 2014 – present |
| Allegiance | Iraq |
| Group | 30th Brigade |
| Ideology | Shia Islamism Anti-Americanism |
| Part of | Popular Mobilization Forces |
| Allies | Babylon Brigade
Badr Organization Kata'ib Hezbollah Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba Islamic Republic of Iran (alleged) |
| Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Iraqi Kurdistan Turkey United States of America |
| Wars | Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) |
The Shabak Brigade, also known as the Shabak Militia or Liwa al-Shabak (Arabic: لواء الشبك), is an Iraqi armed group that was formed in 2014. The group was initially formed with around 1,500 militiamen in order to recover the Nineveh Plains from the Islamic State (ISIS).