True Promise Corps

Not to be confused with Operation True Promise.
True Promise Corps
فيلق الوعد الصادق
Founding leaderSheikh Abu 'Ammar al-Iraqi
LeaderSheikh Muhammad Hamza al-Tamimi
Abu Ali al-Najafi (Syrian branch)
SpokespersonSheikh Ammar al-Lami[1]
Dates of operation2006–present
Country Iraq
Allegiance
Active regions Iraq
Ba'athist Syria
IdeologyShiism
Khomeinism
Size2000 combatants
Allies Hezbollah
 Iran
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba[2]
Opponents Israel
Islamic State
Battles and wars
WebsiteOfficial Twitter account
Official YouTube channel

The True Promise Corps (Arabic: فيلق الوعد الصادق, romanized: Faylaq al-Wa'ad al-Sadiq) is a militant organization in Syria and Iraq.

History

Foundation

The True Promise Corps were founded after the 2006 Lebanon War,[3] by Abu 'Ammar al-Iraqi against the coalition that invaded Iraq.[4]

Activities

In 2013, the group sent fighters to Syria during the Syrian civil war, to "defend Shiite holy sites",[5] they participated in the battle of Aleppo after defending the Air Force Intelligence headquarters in Aleppo,[3][6] the Syrian branch has its headquarters in the rural area of Damascus.[7]

In 2014, after the Islamic State invasion of Iraq, the group fight against Daesh in Saladin Governorate and Tikrit during the Salahuddin campaign, and Fallujah and the Battle of Mosul.[4]

The group congratulated the Islamic Resistance in Iraq on April 2024 attacks on Israel, and launched rockets themselves.[8]

During the 2026 Iran war, the group declared its alignment with the Axis of Resistance.[9]

Leadership

The group's leader is Sheikh Muhammad al-Tamimi, the same secretary general of "Harakat al-Mustaḍa'fin al-Islamiya," the group that professes affinity with the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,[10] the group spokesperson is Sheikh Ammar al-Lami.[1]

The Syrian branch of the organization is led by Abu Ali al-Najafi, who has 2,000 fighters in Syria.[11]

Muhammad Hamza al-Tamimi declared during the attacks on US bases during the Gaza war, that "the resistance is always the defender and the one that sacrifices itself for the stability of Iraq".[12]

According to Muhammad Hamza al-Tamimi, the group is part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, however, True Promise Corps participation in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has not been publicly declared.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Direct Iranian Proxies and their Front Groups Involved in Syria". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ Jhaveri, Ashka; Tyson, Kathryn; Moore, Johanna; Soltani, Amin; Ganzeveld, Annika; Campa, Kelly; Carter, Brian (19 April 2024). "Iran Update, April 19, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "تعرَّف على 15 تنظيمًا عسكريًّا يقاتل إلى جانب النظام السوري - ساسة بوست.pdf".
  4. ^ a b Jawad Al-Tamimi, Aymenn (9 February 2024). "Interview with Shaykh Muhammad al-Tamimi of Faylaq al-Wa'ad al-Sadiq". Middle East Forum. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ^ "زعيم فيلق الوعد الصادق العراقي أرسلنا مقاتلين إلى سورية للدفاع._.pdf".
  6. ^ "بالأرقام: جيش النظام السوري و«شبيحته» وميليشياته". جريدة القبس. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  7. ^ "بالتفاصيل والأرقام.. خريطة الميليشيات الإيرانية في سوريا". سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  8. ^ Ganzeveld, Annika; Braverman, Alexandra; Moore, Johanna; Jhaveri, Ashka; Carter, Brian; Carl, Nicholas (13 April 2024). "Iran Update, April 13, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 26 April 2024. Members of Iran's so-called "Axis of Resistance" appear to have conducted attacks targeting Israel simultaneously with Iran's first wave of attacks. Lebanese Hezbollah claimed it fired "dozens" of Katyusha rockets targeting an Israeli missile and artillery base in the Golan Heights at 1800 ET.
  9. ^ Team, Flashpoint Intel (19 March 2026). "Iran-Aligned Militias Signal Expanded Regional Risk Amid US–Israel–Iran Conflict". Flashpoint. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  10. ^ "Faylaq al-Wa'ad al-Sadiq :: Jihad Intel". jihadintel.meforum.org. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  11. ^ "شبكة الدفاع عن السنة - النسخة الكفية". www.dd-sunnah.net. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  12. ^ Essa (9 August 2024). "قائد فصيل عراقي يتوعّد واشنطن: «الاحتلال لم يترك لنا خيارا»". القدس العربي (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  13. ^ Jawad Al-Tamimi, Aymenn (10 March 2024). "Faylaq al-Wa'ad al-Sadiq Statement for Ramadan: Translation and Analysis". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

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