Kata'ib al-Imam Ali

The Imam Ali Battalions, (كتائب الإمام علي, Kata'ib al-Imam Ali) are an Iraqi Shia militia formed in June 2014 as the armed wing of the Harakat al-Iraq al-Islamiyah (Movement of the Islamic Iraq) party. It has fought against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and is a member of the Shiite militia umbrella organization Popular Mobilization Forces

In late 2014, one of the group’s commanders, Abu Azrael, gained prominence after appearing in the media armed with axes, swords and machine guns.