| Country: | Syria |
| Details of Formation: | The Promised Day Brigades are an offshoot of the Iraqi Mahdi army led by Sadr. After Sadr had disbanded his army and turned it into a social and charitable network, the Promised Day Brigades represented the armed wing. In June 2013, sources report about the presence of Promised Day Brigades in Syria. |
| Details of Termination: | -- |
| Purpose: | The main purpose of the group is to support the Syrian President Assad in the fights against Sunni rebels |
| Organisation: | Members are sent to Syria at Iran’s covert directions. Iran uses the Brigades to support Bashar al-Assad with the help of Hadi al-Ameri, the Iraqi minister of transportation. |
| Weapons and Training: | -- |
| Size: | -- |
| 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. |
| References: | Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD |