نُجَباء؛ سربازان زینب سلام‌الله‌علیها

Notes of the ‘Farhikhtegan’ Newspaper:

al-Nujaba: The soldiers of Zaynab

 

In a note, the Farhikhtegan newspaper introduced the al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance Movement and the role of the movement’s fighters in the fight against terrorism.

 

According to the Communication and Media Affairs Centre of al-‎Nujaba in Iran‎, the Farhikhtegan newspaper published a note entitled “al-Nujaba: Soldiers of Zaynab” introducing the movement and the role of the fighters of the al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance Movement in the fight against terrorism.

In this note we read:

 

As much as in Iraq, in Syria, they also know the al-Nujaba popular resistance movement. The movement, which was formed in 2004, a year after the United States-led invasion of Iraq, by a number of revolutionaries and military elites opposed to the Iraqi dictatorship, has organized more than 10,000 troops today, not only in Iraq but in various countries.

In its early years, this group, without any name or address, rose to prominence as part of the Islamic Resistance to counter American efforts to continue the military occupation of Iraq.

The deviation of the Islamic Awakening developments in the region, and especially the formation of terrorist groups in Syria, led the group’s core to organize its forces after several years of unarmed activity.

This happened in 2013 and Hujjat al-Islam Akram al-Kaabi officially announced the formation of this movement in the media.

The name of this popular movement is inspired by the sermon of Lady Zaynab al-Kubra in Syria, who said: “... And it is amazing that the nobles of the party of God were killed by the freedmen of the party of Satan.”

Inspiration from the sermon of Lady Zaynab was not without reason. After the “obligatory jihad” fatwa of the supreme religious authority of Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayn al-Sistani, al-Nujaba is fighting against the Takfiri terrorists of Daesh with two brigades under the banner of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces.

To prevent the desecration of the shrines of the Ahl al-Bayt and to save the lives of the oppressed people of Syria, al-Nujaba went to the Levant to fight the terrorists supported by the West and the countries of the region (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, etc.).

al-Nujaba, however, was not limited to Syria. In June 2016, when the terrorists entered the country from the geographical location of northern Iraq, the resistance groups also confronted the terrorist groups in Iraq without retreating from their positions and goals in Syria.

Many American generals later said that 93 percent of the defeats inflicted on their proxy forces in Iraq and Syria were by Islamic Resistance groups operating with the support of Iranian advisers.

Currently, the al-Nujaba movement is one of the sub-groups of the Popular Mobilization Forces as part of the Iraqi military.

In addition to the military aspects, al-Nujaba has also been involved in cultural and social issues and has been active in this arena. Media activities and the production of multimedia products, as well as social assistance to citizens in need of assistance, are part of the activities of this popular movement.

Perhaps these characteristics have led the Iranian authorities to appreciate the actions of Nasr al-Shammari, the spokesman for the al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance, during his visit to Iran.

During a meeting between Dr. Ali-Akbar Velayati and the spokesman of the al-Nujaba Movement, the Supreme Leader’s adviser on International Affairs described al-Nujaba as a leading group that, along with other groups of the Popular Mobilization Forces, was able to defeat Daesh.

Dr. Velayati proudly told the al-Nujaba and emphasized, “Islamic Resistance groups are a source of pride for Iraq. We thank God that the Iraqi people gained their independence and dignity after many years.”

The al-Nujaba Movement was one of the first Iraqi groups to quickly deploy its forces to Syria as terrorist groups expanded in Syria.

These forces played a role in some important operations, such as the liberation of Aleppo and the lifting of the siege of Nubl and al-Zahra. Many of the jihadi group’s successful operations have been carried out in towns and villages such as Nubl, al-Zahra, al-Ays, Abtin, Al Bukamal, the Badiyah Desert on the Iraq-Syria-Jordan border triangle, and Khan Tuman. Situations whose name is familiar to many families of martyrs defending the shrines in Iran.

The author is also familiar with Operation Shaykh Najjar. At 9:30 a.m. on November 27, 2017, was the moment that Majid Askari-Jamkarani died near the industrial town of Shaykh Najjar.

Peace and blessings of God be upon the martyrs of the Islamic Resistance, the martyrs of al-Nujaba and the martyr Majid Askari-Jamkarani.