Mahdi Army

Summary

Mahdi Army is an armed organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of armed_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mahdi Army's religion is recorded as Shia Islam^[3].
• Mahdi Army is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Mahdi Army's instance of is recorded as armed organization^[5].
• Mahdi Army's instance of is recorded as guerrilla organization^[6].
• Mahdi Army's instance of is recorded as militia^[7].
• Mahdi Army's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Mahdi Army.svg^[8].
• Mahdi Army's founder is recorded as Muqtada al-Sadr^[9].
• Mahdi Army's follows is recorded as Promised Day Brigades^[10].
• Mahdi Army's followed by is recorded as Promised Day Brigades^[11].
• Mahdi Army's followed by is recorded as Peace Companies^[12].
• Mahdi Army's headquarters location is recorded as Najaf^[13].
• Mahdi Army's part of is recorded as Special Group^[14].
• +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mahdi Army^[15].
• Mahdi Army's participated in conflict is recorded as Iraq War^[16].
• Mahdi Army's participated in conflict is recorded as Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017^[17].
• Mahdi Army's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r_4p^[18].
• Mahdi Army's political ideology is recorded as Sadrist Movement^[19].
• Mahdi Army's political ideology is recorded as anti-imperialism^[20].
• Mahdi Army's political ideology is recorded as nationalism^[21].
• Mahdi Army's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Mahdi-Army^[22].
• Mahdi Army's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+13000'}^[23].
• Mahdi Army's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bc5xp4y0^[24].
• Mahdi Army's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bc6tj34r^[25].
• Mahdi Army's commanded by is recorded as Muqtada al-Sadr^[26].

Body

Founding

Mahdi Army's founder is recorded as Muqtada al-Sadr^[9]. +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[15].

Identity

Mahdi Army's part of is recorded as Special Group^[14]. Its follows is recorded as Promised Day Brigades^[10]. Successors include Promised Day Brigades^[11] and Peace Companies^[12].

Operations

Mahdi Army's headquarters location is recorded as Najaf^[13].

Why It Matters

Mahdi Army ranks in the top 8% of armed_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]