Group · Iraq
al-Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi)
- 42 MEF articles
- 1 MEF profile page
- 327 militia events
Profiled on MEF Sites
- Shia Militia Tracker profile Iraqi militia record: affiliations, leaders and dated events.
OFAC Designation Status
No OFAC SDN entry matches this name exactly in the list data of October 13, 2026. Spelling differences can hide a listing; search OFAC Sanctions List Search.
Militia Events
The Shia Militia Tracker records 327 events naming this group. See the events on the Shia Militia Tracker.
Latest MEF Articles
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|---|---|
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| December 9, 2024 | Vindicating The Poisoned Chalice: Iran's Creeping Invasion of Iraq |
| April 5, 2024 | Nicholas Krohley on How to Defeat Iran's Proxy Militias |
| September 28, 2022 | Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq's Dangerous Actor, Part I: Beginnings |
| August 30, 2022 | Muqtada al-Sadr Retires: What Next in Iraq? |
| January 1, 2022 | Tehran's Russian Connection |
| March 24, 2020 | The Situation in Iraq: Policy Implications for the West |
| May 22, 2018 | The Populist Revolt Reaches Iraq |
| January 17, 2018 | The National Ideological Resistance and the Local Defence Forces |
| December 15, 2017 | Who Is Qais al-Khazali, and Why Should You Care? |
Showing the 12 most recent of 42 MEF articles naming al-Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi), the earliest dated September 1, 2004.
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- al-Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi)
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Cite: Middle East Forum, MEF Research by Name, “al-Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi),” accessed October 13, 2026, https://entities.meforum.org/e/al-mahdi-army-jaysh-al-mahdi/