Imam al Hujja Regiment

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{{Infobox militant organization

| name = Fawj al-Imam al-Hujja

| logo = Infobox Imam al Hujja Regiment.png

| leader = Ali Muhammad Mustafa Khalil {{KIA}}

| dates = January 2016 – present

| country = {{SYR}}

| headquarters = Aleppo
Nubl, al-Zahraa

| ideology = Shiism

| partof = {{Flag|Hezbollah}}

| allies = {{IRN}}
{{Flag|Hezbollah}}

| war = {{Tree list}}

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Fawj al-Imam al-Hujja, or the Imam al-Hujja Regiment, is a Shia Islamism militia formed in January 2016 during the Syrian civil war.

History

Affiliated with Hezbollah, Fawj al-Imam al-Hujja was formed in January 2016 in Nubbul and Al-Zahraa, two towns in the Aleppo Governorate then besieged by rebel forces, declared the death of Commander Ali Muhammad Mustafa Khalil.{{Cite web |last=Al-Tamimi |first=Aymenn Jawad |date=15 August 2016 |title=Syrian Hezbollah Militias of Nubl and Zahara' |url=http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/syrian-hezbollah-militias-nubl-zahara/ |language=en |periodical=Syria Comment}}

Areas of operation

File:Breaking siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa (2).jpg, on 3 February 2016.]]

In 2016, the militia was active in the Aleppo Governorate, taking part in the siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa during the Battle of Aleppo.{{Cite web |last=Toumaj |first=Amir |date=9 December 2016 |title=Array of pro-Syrian government forces advances in Aleppo |url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/12/array-of-pro-syrian-government-forces-advance-in-aleppo.php |language=en |periodical=The Long War Journal}}

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