What is Al-Abbas brigade?
{{orphan|date=December 2016}} The '''al-Abbas brigade''' ({{lang-ar|كتائب العباس}}, or ''Kata'ib al-Abbas'') is a [[Shia Islam|Shia]] [[militant group]] in [[Syria]]. It was formed in late 2011. Its leaders are Abu Ajeeb and Abu Hajar. Their main aim is to protect sensitive Shia [[Sacred site|holy sites]] and to help [[Bashar al-Assad]]'s army during the [[Syrian Civil War]]. Its [[fight]]ing style is mostly defensive. [[Category:Shia organizations]] [[Category:Establishments in Syria]] [[Category:2011 establishments in Asia]] {{multistub|Asia|religion}}