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The Abu al-Fadhel al-Abbas Brigade is a pro-government shi'ite militia active in the syrian civil war. The group is named after Abbas ibn Ali, the some of Imam Ali and important figure in shi'a islam in his own right. The official reason for its formation was to defend Shi'a holy sites against desecretion by members of ISIS as the later view shrines and similar sites as being a form of idolatry.

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  • Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas (Syria)
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  • The Abu al-Fadhel al-Abbas Brigade is a pro-government shi'ite militia active in the syrian civil war. The group is named after Abbas ibn Ali, the some of Imam Ali and important figure in shi'a islam in his own right. The official reason for its formation was to defend Shi'a holy sites against desecretion by members of ISIS as the later view shrines and similar sites as being a form of idolatry.
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  • The Abu al-Fadhel al-Abbas Brigade is a pro-government shi'ite militia active in the syrian civil war. The group is named after Abbas ibn Ali, the some of Imam Ali and important figure in shi'a islam in his own right. The official reason for its formation was to defend Shi'a holy sites against desecretion by members of ISIS as the later view shrines and similar sites as being a form of idolatry. A similarly named organisation, The Abu al-Fadhel al-Abbas Forces, exist in Iraq although while it claims link with the syrian group, it wears a different patch and do not appear to share the same chain of command.
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