Sheibani Network
| Sheibani Network | |
|---|---|
| Participant in the Iraq War | |
| Active | 2003-present |
| Leaders | Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani |
| Area of operations | Southern Iraq and Baghdad |
| Size | 280 (as of 2005) |
| Part of |
Iraqi insurgency Special Groups |
| Originated as |
 Badr Brigades
|
| Allies |
 Mahdi ArmyAsa'ib Ahl al-Haq Promised Day Brigades Kata'ib Hezbollah Other Special Groups
|
| Opponents |
 Sunni insurgents
|
| Battles and wars | Iraq War |
United States of America
Coalition
Iraqi security forces
The Sheibani Network is an Iraqi smuggling network and Shi'a Insurgent group led by Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani, an ex-commander of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq's Badr Brigades. The group is said to be used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force to supply Iraqi Special Groups. The group is alleged to be responsible for numerous attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces. The network is said to consist of 280 members, divided in 17 units. US commanders have estimates that weapons smuggled and used by the group have been responsible for the death of 170 and injury of 600 American soldiers by February 2007. Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani himself is said to have fled to Tehran, Iran to evade capture, where he currently resides.
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