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Liwa Fatemiyoun

Liwa al-Fatemiyoun- also using the label 'Hezbollah Afghanistan'- is an Afghan Shi'a Hazara militia that has deployed most notably to Syria to back the Assad regime against the rebels.

  • 20 MEF articles
  • 2 MEF profile pages
  • 3 militia events

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OFAC Designation Status

OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list, data of October 13, 2026. The SDN file carries no listing date.
SDN NameEntryProgramMatch
FATEMIYOUN DIVISION26347SDGT; IRGC; IFSR; IRAN-HR; PAARSSR-EO13894Exact name match: Fatemiyoun Division

Source: OFAC SDN List. Check the entry number in OFAC Sanctions List Search.

Militia Events

The Shia Militia Tracker records 3 events naming this group. See the events on the Shia Militia Tracker.

Latest MEF Articles

MEF articles naming Liwa Fatemiyoun, newest first
DateArticle
July 15, 2026The Red-Green Alliance on Parade
March 1, 2026Who Is Alireza Arafi, the New Member of Iran’s Interim Leadership?
January 23, 2026As Iran Slaughters Protesters, Trump Sends Mixed Signals
January 20, 2026Ending Iran’s Regime Won't Be Easy
December 31, 2025Iran’s Economic Flashpoint and the Regime’s Fragile Grip
September 11, 2025Iran’s Role in Deploying Middle Eastern Militias to the War in Ukraine
July 1, 2025Iran Scapegoats Afghan Refugees After Israel Conflict
December 16, 2024Assad’s Army: What Went Wrong
December 2, 2024Success for Syria's Rebels Is Far from Guaranteed
March 20, 2024A World without the Islamic Republic of Iran
December 16, 2022Iran Protests: Inside the Kurdish Uprising Against the Iranian Regime
May 13, 2022Syria's Bashar Assad Sticks with His Friends in the Region

Showing the 12 most recent of 20 MEF articles naming Liwa Fatemiyoun, the earliest dated September 1, 2015.

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Cite: Middle East Forum, MEF Research by Name, “Liwa Fatemiyoun,” accessed October 13, 2026, https://entities.meforum.org/e/liwa-fatemiyoun/