| Country: | Syria |
| Details of Formation: | On 13 July 2013, the Badr Organization announced their military involvement in Syria. Originally, the group is from Iraq, founded in the early 1980s during Iran-Iraq war. It fought Saddam Hussein under the name Badr Brigades. In 2003 they renamed themselves into Badr Organization. |
| Details of Termination: | -- |
| Purpose: | The main purpose of the PGM is to support the Syrian regime in its fight against rebels. |
| Organisation: | The Badr Organization works in Syria through its subgroup, the Quwet al-Shahid Muhammed Baqir al-Sadr (BO-QSMBS) (The Martyr Muhammed Baqir al-Sadr Forces). One news source mentions that the Badr Organization works as an instrument through which Iran is able to organize operations to support Assad in Syria. |
| Weapons and Training: | -- |
| Size: | The Badr Organization announced in 2013 that it had sent 1,500 fighters to Syria. |
| Reason for Membership: | -- |
| Treatment of Civilians: | -- |
| Other Information: | The sources do not explicitly mention a direct link to the Syrian regime. The group was included as PGM due to the similarities with other Iranian-backed Iraqi militias operating in Syria, which are reportedly pro-Assad. The Badr Organization created the subgroup 'Quwet al-Shahid Muhammed Baqir al-Sadr' as an expeditionary force operating in Syria. The group has strong links to Iraqi ministries of Transportation and the Interior. |
| References: | Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD |