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137. Mamuri’s public profile often included shots of himself wearing AAH uniforms,
https://www.facebook.com/0936915036m. Many of these photographs have since
been removed.
138. “Tarasad mulabasat miqatl al-muasasa al-muhatamal Liwa Abu Fadhl al-
Abbas fi Suriya,” al-Aalem, November 12, 2013, http://old.al-aalem.com/print
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139. Michael R. Gordon and Andrew W. Lehren, “Leaked Reports Detail Iran’s
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com/2010/10/23/world/middleeast/23iran.html?_r=1.
140. Mark Urban, Task Force Black: The Explosive True Story of the Secret Special Forces War
in Iraq (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2010), pp. 224–225.
141. Suadad al-Salhy, “Iraqi Shiite Militants Fight for Syria’s Assad,” Reuters, October
16, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/16/us-syria-crisis-iraq-militiasidUSBRE89F0PX20121016
142. Ibid.
143. Yasir Ghazi and Tim Arango, “Iraqi Sects Join Battle in Syria on Both Sides,”
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world/middleeast/influx-of-iraqi-shiites-to-syria-widens-wars-scope.
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144. Mike Brunker, “Richard Engel and NBC News Team Freed from Captors in
Syria,” NBC News, December 18, 2012, http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_
news/2012/12/18/15985279-richard-engel-and-nbc-news-team-freed-fromcaptors-in-syria.
145. Muhammad M., an Amal Movement supporter from the Beqa Valley, interview by
author, September 19, 2013.
146. Phillip Smyth, “Roundup of Iraqis Killed in Syria, Part 1,” Jihadology,
May 11, 2013, http://jihadology.net/2013/05/11/hizballah-cavalcade-roundup-ofiraqis-killed-in-syria-part-1/.
147. “Istishad ahad al-muqawamiin min Jaish al-Imam al-Mahdi fi Suriyya ‘Ala yad
isma b’Jaysh al-Suri al-Hurr,” YouTube video, 6:31, posted by “Khalid al-Iraqi,”
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149. Yasir Ghazi and Tim Arango, “Iraqi Sects Join Battle in Syria on Both Sides,”
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151. Mohammed al-Qaisi, “Iran ‘Directly Involved’ in Recruiting Iraqis to Fight in
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152. Badr Organization volunteer in Syria and Iraq-based journalist, conversations