Kurdistan Brigades
| Kurdistan Brigades | |
|---|---|
| کەتیبەکانی کوردستان | |
The groups flag, which is a Shahada with "Kurdistan Brigades" written under it. | |
| Leaders | Dilshad Kalari (unknown to unknown) Abdullah Hassan al-Sorani (2007 to unknown): al-Sorani has released public statements of behalf of AQKB and is believed to be the group’s official spokesman. |
| Dates of operation | 2001–present, largely inactive after 2010 |
| Headquarters | Iraqi Kurdistan, Iranian Kurdistan |
| Ideology | Islamic extremism Salafist Qutbism Salafist Jihadism Wahhabism Anti-Zionism |
| Part of | al-Qaeda |
| Allies | |
| Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
| Battles and wars | War on Terror Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | United States |
The Kurdistan Brigades (Arabic: كتائب كردستان, Kurdish: کەتیبەکانی کوردستان), are a Kurdish militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Iran. It is the official Kurdish branch of al-Qaeda. It has also launched several attacks on the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan). The group was overshadowed by other Islamist factions but remains active.