| Its stated mission is to protect " Shia shrines across the globe", preserve " unity" and to "put an end to the sectarian conflict" | Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya The Ja'afari Force Active regions Size 10,000 December 2020 Part of Allies State allies• The group is also active in , where its main focus is the protection of the in the southern suburbs of |
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| It militarily supports the Government in the , and engaged in the in December 2014 in Syria in support of the Syrian army | The group has been described as an proxy, and is one of the original militias that formed the in 2014 |
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