Rayan al-Kildani

Rayan Salem Sadiq Al-Kildani (Arabic: ريان سالم صادق الكلداني), better known as Rayan al-Kildani (Arabic: ريان الكلداني, lit. 'Rayan the Chaldean'), is an Iraqi Assyrian politician who serves as the general secretary of the Babylon Movement, as well as its military component, the Babylon Brigade. He rose to power after founding the party in 2014, which had initially been involved in defending the Nineveh Plains from ISIS when they were at their most active.

Al-Kildani has received a multitude of scrutiny for the Babylon Brigade and its role in human rights violations. Videos of Rayan cutting off a prisoner's ear have surfaced, and his movement has been known to loot homes in Assyrian villages such as Bartella. On July 18, 2019, United States Vice President Mike Pence announced the imposition of sanctions on al-Kildani on the basis of the Magnitsky Act, acknowledging his ties to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.