Abuzar Brigade

Abuzar Brigade, (Arabic: لواء أبوزر Liwa' 'Abuzr,), (Persian: لشکر ابوذر ), also known as Abuzar Division, is an Afghan Shia brigade that voluntarily fought for Iranian side in the Iran–Iraq War in (1980–1988). During the War, these fighters were stationed in the mountainous areas of Loolan and Navcheh in the northwestern Iran, as they had experience in mountain warfare and irregular warfare during the war against the Soviets.[2][3][4][5]

Abuzar Brigade
لشکر ابوذر
Dates of operation1980–1988[1]
HeadquartersMashhad, Iran
IdeologyShia Nationalism
Size(Unknown)
Allies Army (Artesh)
Revolutionary Guards (Sepāh)
Opponents Ba'athist Iraq
PMOI
DRFLA
Battles and warsOperation Samen-ol-A'emeh
Operation Tariq al-Qods
Operation Fath ol-Mobin
Liberation of Khorramshahr

History

Recently IRGC create the newly Liwa Fatemiyoun, an Afghan Shia militia formed in 2014 to fight in Syria on the side of the government. It is funded, trained, and equipped by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and fights under the command of Iranian officers.[6] However, the group has denied direct Iranian government involvement in its activities.[6] According to late deputy commander Sayed Hakim, the group numbers between 12,000–14,000 fighters.[7]

References
  1. "IRGC Commander Praises Afghans for Fighting against ISIL in Syria". 9 August 2016. Fars News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. Phillips, David J. (2001). Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. ISBN 9781903689059. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. mashreghnews.ir, مشرق نیوز : آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان (20 May 2015). "تیپ فاطمیون، لشکر شد". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  4. "لشکر "فاطميون" چگونه شکل گرفت؟ - سرلشکرقاسم سلیمانی - Qasem Soleimani". Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  5. "روایت تیپ 300 نفره "ابوذر" که همگی افغانستانی بودند - FarsNews Agency". Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  6. "Iran's Afghan Shiite Fighters in Syria". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Archived from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. "تشکیلات فعلی فاطمیون ابتدا یک هیئت خانگی بود/ تعدادی از افغان‌ها از اروپا به فاطمیون آمدند و شهید شدند". Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-08-18.


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