Liwa Assad Allah al-Ghalib fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham

Conquering Lion of God Forces of Iraq and the Levant
Conquering Lion of God Forces of Iraq and the Levant
	Emblem of Liwa Assad Allah al-Ghalib
Leaders	Secretary-General Sheikh Abdallah al-Shaibani; (overall leader); Sayyid Abu Ghayth al-Hassani; (leader of Kata'ib Assad Allah al-Ghalib);
Dates of operation	2013 – present
Group(s)	Kata'ib Assad Allah al-Ghalib (former Iraqi branch; current relation with LAAG unclear)
Active regions	Syria (until 2024), Iraq
Ideology	Vilayat-e Faqih; Anti-Americanism; Khomeinism; Muqtada al-Sadr Thought
Part of	Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas network (until mid-2017); Liwa'a Zulfiqar (since mid-2017)
Allies	Ba'athist Syria (until 2024); Iran; Iraqi Shia private militias
Opponents	Tahrir al-Sham; Free Syrian Army; Islamic Front (until 2015); al-Nusra Front (until 2017); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign Rif Dimashq offensive (March–August 2013); Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013); Battle of Al-Malihah; Rif Dimashq offensive (April–May 2016); Rif Dimashq offensive (June–October 2016); ; Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015); 2015–16 Latakia offensive; Hama offensive (March–April 2017); Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017); ; War in Iraq (2013–2017);

The Conquering Lion of God Forces of Iraq and the Levant (Arabic: قوات أسد الله الغالب في العراق والشام, romanized: Quwwat Assad Allah al-Ghalib fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham), more commonly known by its original name (Arabic: لواء أسد الله الغالب في العراق والشام, romanized: Liwa Assad Allah al-Ghalib fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham) or simply LAAG, is a Shia Muslim militant group operating throughout Iraq. It is named after the title of Imam Ali.