Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

The Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (The Battalion of the Sayyid’s Martyrs or KSS) is an Iraqi shia militia formed in 2013 to protect "(shia) shrines across the globe", the preservation of "Iraqi unity" and to "put an end to the sectarian conflict". It is mainly operating in Syria, where its main focus lies with the protection of the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque in the southern suburbs of Damascus. The group was also engaged in the Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin in December 2014.