Badr Organization

Badr Organization منظمة بدر
Leader	Hadi Al-Amiri
Founder	Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim
Founded	1982–2003 (1982–2003) as a militia of the ISCI 2003–present as a political movement
Ideology	Shia Islamism
Religion	Shi'a Islam
National affiliation	National Iraqi Alliance
Seats in the Council of Representatives of Iraq:	22 / 325
Website
http://www.almejlis.org/ (Arabic)
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Badr Organization
Participant in the Iraq War
Flag of the Badr Organisation Military Wing
Active	1982–2003 (officially)
Groups	Al-Hakeem
Leaders	Hadi Al-Amiri
Headquarters	Najaf, Iraq
Area of operations	Baghdad and Southern Iraq
Strength	10,000-15,000
Part of	Popular Mobilization Forces
Opponents	Ba'ath Party Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Iran–Iraq War 1991 uprisings in Iraq 1991 uprising in Basra 1991 uprising in Karbala Iraqi Kurdish Civil War Iraq War Battle of Amarah Battle of Basra Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) Salahuddin campaign Lifting of the Siege of Amirli Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar Dhuluiya offensive Battle of Baiji (2014–15) Second Battle of Tikrit Battle of Mosul (2016)

The Badr Organization (Arabic: منظمة بدر‎‎ Munaẓẓama Badr), previously known as the Badr Brigades or Badr Corps, is an Iraqi political party headed by Hadi Al-Amiri. The Badr Brigade was the Iran-officered military wing of the Iran-based Shia Islamic party, Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), formed in 1982. Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq most of Badr's fighters have entered the new Iraqi army and police force. Politically, Badr Brigade and SCIRI were considered to be one party since 2003, but have now unofficially separated with the Badr Organization now an official Iraqi political party. Badr Brigade forces, and their Iranian commanders, have come to prominence in 2014 fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq. It is a part of the Popular Mobilization Forces.

The organization was formed in Iran in 1982 as the military wing of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq. It was based in Iran for two decades during the rule of Saddam Hussein and led by Iranian officers. It consisted of several thousand Iraqi exiles, refugees, and defectors who fought alongside Iranian troops in the Iran–Iraq War. The group was armed and directed by Iran.

They briefly returned to Iraq in 1991 during the 1991 Iraqi uprising to fight against Saddam Hussein, focusing on the Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. They retreated back into Iran after the uprising was crushed.

In 1995, during the Kurdish Civil War, Iran deployed 5,000 Badr fighters to Iraqi Kurdistan.