Babylon Movement

The Babylon Movement (Arabic: حركة بابليون‎) is a Chaldean Catholic political party situated in Iraq. Founded in 2014, it is the political wing of the Babylon Brigade, a nominally Christian militia that was formed as part of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces. Rayan al-Kildani, a Chaldean Catholic Assyrian with close ties to the Badr Organization,[1] heads both the party and militia. On July 18, 2019, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Rayan based on charges of corruption and human rights abuses.[2][3][4]

Babylon Brigade
كتائب بابليون
Chaldean flag is used by Babylon Brigade.
Leaders	Rayan al-Kildani
Allegiance	Iraq
Group(s)	50th Brigade[5]
Size	1,000+[6]
Part of	Popular Mobilization Forces
Allies	Iran IRGC Quds Force[7] Quwwat Sahl Ninawa[5]
Opponents	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)[8]

Babylon Movement
Headquarters	Iraq
Military wing	Babylon Brigade
Religion	Christian
Council of Representatives	2 / 329
Politics of Iraq Political parties Elections

References

1. "A Mostly Non-Christian Militia Won 2 Of Iraqi Christians' Parliamentary Seats". HuffPost. Retrieved 30 Aug 2019.
2. "U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iraqi Militia Leaders and Ex-Governors". New York Times. Retrieved 30 Aug 2019.
3. U.S. Dept. of Treasury press release.
4. , alghadeer.
5. Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (October 31, 2017). "Hashd Brigade Numbers Index". Rubin Center. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
6. Kaplan, Michael (July 13, 2015). "In Iraq, Christian Militia Battles Islamic State Militants: 'ISIS Terrorists Are Our Enemy'". IB Times. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
7. https://alhadeel.net/article/71277
8. Bennett-Jones, Owen (April 11, 2016). "The Christian militia fighting IS". BBC News. Retrieved August 20, 2020.