Kataib Rouh Allah Issa Ibn Miriam
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Kataib Rouh Allah Issa Ibn Miriam (Arabic: كتائب روح الله عيسى بن مريم; lit. The Brigade of the Spirit of God Jesus Son of Mary) is a militia composed of Christian Assyrians, trained and supplied by an Iraqi Shi'ite militia as a subgroup in the fight against ISIL.
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Kataib Rouh Allah Issa Ibn Miriam | |
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كتائب روح الله عيسى بن مريم | |
Dates of operation | 2014–present |
Allegiance | Iraq |
Active regions | Iraq |
Ideology | Syriac Christianism |
Part of | Kata'ib al-Imam Ali |
Opponents | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles and wars | Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) |
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