Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
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Arabic: حركة حزب الله النجباء Participant in Iraq War Iraqi Civil War Syrian Civil War |
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Flag of the movement
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| Active | 2013 – present |
| Ideology | Shia Islamism (Vilayat-e Faqih) |
| Leaders | Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi |
| Area of operations |
Iraq Syrian Civil War Aleppo East Ghouta, Damascus Latakia Al-Ghab Plain, Hama |
| Part of | Popular Mobilization Forces |
| Allies |
 Iraq Syria Iran Kata'ib HezbollahLiwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas Hezbollah |
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Iraq War: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Multi-National Force – IraqSyrian Civil War:  Free Syrian ArmyIslamic Front  al-Nusrah Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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| Battles and wars |
Iraqi insurgency (2003–11) (as Asaib Ahl al-Haq) |
Iraqi insurgency (2003–11) (as Asaib Ahl al-Haq)
Iraqi Civil War (2014-present)
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (HHN; Arabic: حركة حزب الله النجباء Ḥaraka Ḥizballāh an-Nujabā’, "Movement of the Party of God's Nobles") is an Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary group.
HHN emerged from the Iraqi paramilitary Asaib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) in 2013 and is led by AAH co-founder Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi. al-Kaabi claims that, after a period of militant inactivity, the Syrian civil war motivated him to form the militia. He denies it emerged from a "split" with AAH, but that he chose not to unify with them due to disagreements. The two groups still share close affinity, often simultaneously commemorating martyrs. The group openly receives training, arms, and military advice from Iran. They have released a nasheed praising Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Suleimani. They follow the Iranian government's ideology of Vilayat-e Faqih, and al-Kaabi has stated that he would overthrow the Iraqi government or fight alongside the Yemeni Houthis if ordered by Grand Ayatollah Khamenei.
The group was one of the first Iraqi paramilitaries to send fighters to Syria, doing so since their formation in 2013. They have had an increasing role in the country after a significant boost to recruitment efforts took place in 2015. They were a major participant in the 2015 South Aleppo offensive and the breaking of the siege of the Shia towns Nubl and Zahraa.
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