Liwa al-Imam al-Mahdi
The Imam Mahdi Brigade, named after the twelfth and final Shia Imam, Mahdi, was a sub group of Hezbollah's Syria branch. It was active until 2024.
Subgroups
This group had at least 2 sub-groups namely the Imam Ali Battalion and the Special Operations al-Hadi Battalion. The al-Hadi Battalion claimed to have 2 squadrons with each respectively being led by its own commanders. The first led by “al-Saffah” and the second led by “Abu Ali Karar”.Leaders
Abu Hadi, was the leader of the al-Hadi Battalion. His real name was Rani Jaber and he was a Syrian from Deraa.The leader of this group al-Hajj Waleed was a Lebanese national. he was from Ba’albek in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.According to him Liwa al-Imam al-Mahdi was set up in 2014 by Hezbollah and had Shia recruits from all over Syria. He also said that the group had participated in many battles, including battles in Deraa, Quneitra, Ghouta, Aleppo (2012–2016)|Aleppo] and the Ithriyah-Raqqa [offensive (June 2016)|Ithiriya-Raqqa] route.