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	The Followers of Zainab Brigade ({{lang-ar\|لواء زينبون}} ''Liwa Zainebiyoun'') is a pro-government brigade fighting in Syria composed of ].<ref name="Jihad">http://jihadintel.meforum.org/group/184/liwa-zainebiyoun</ref><ref name="OSINT"></ref> It draws recruits from Shia ] refugees living in Pakistan<ref name="OSINT"></ref>, Shia Pakistanis living in Iran, and native Shia of ].<ref name=iraqeye></ref> Although Pakistanis have been fighting in Syria since November 2014, originally as part of the Afghan ], they only became numerous enough to warrant a distinct brigade in early 2015.<ref name=iraqeye>https://iraqeye.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/liwa-zainebiyoun-syrias-pakistani-fighters/</ref> It was formed and trained by the ] and operates under their command.<ref name="OSINT">{{cite web\|url=https://theosintblog.com/2016/04/28/meet-the-zainebiyoun-brigade-an-iranian-backed-pakistani-shia-militia-fighting-in-syria/\|title=Meet the Zainebiyoun Brigade: An Iranian Backed Pakistani Shia Militia Fighting in Syria\|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> Initially tasked with defending the ]<ref name="KONFLICTCAM">http://www.konflictcam.com/photo-report/48/funeral-service-for-seven-pakistani-militants-killed-in-syria-qom-iran-apr-2015</ref>, it has since entered the ], along with other foreign Shia fighters.<ref name=iraqeye></ref> Its dead are buried primarily in Iran.<ref name="KONFLICTCAM"></ref><ref name="OSINT"></ref>		The Followers of Zainab Brigade ({{lang-ar\|لواء زينبون}} ''Liwa Zainebiyoun'') is a pro-government brigade fighting in Syria composed of ].<ref name="Jihad">http://jihadintel.meforum.org/group/184/liwa-zainebiyoun</ref><ref name="OSINT"></ref> It draws recruits from Shia ] refugees living in ]<ref name="OSINT"></ref>, Shia Pakistanis living in ], and native Shia of ].<ref name=iraqeye></ref> Although Pakistanis have been fighting in Syria since November 2014, originally as part of the Afghan ], they only became numerous enough to warrant a distinct brigade in early 2015.<ref name=iraqeye>https://iraqeye.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/liwa-zainebiyoun-syrias-pakistani-fighters/</ref> It was formed and trained by the ] and operates under their command.<ref name="OSINT">{{cite web\|url=https://theosintblog.com/2016/04/28/meet-the-zainebiyoun-brigade-an-iranian-backed-pakistani-shia-militia-fighting-in-syria/\|title=Meet the Zainebiyoun Brigade: An Iranian Backed Pakistani Shia Militia Fighting in Syria\|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> Initially tasked with defending the ]<ref name="KONFLICTCAM">http://www.konflictcam.com/photo-report/48/funeral-service-for-seven-pakistani-militants-killed-in-syria-qom-iran-apr-2015</ref>, it has since entered the ], along with other foreign Shia fighters.<ref name=iraqeye></ref> Its dead are buried primarily in Iran.<ref name="KONFLICTCAM"></ref><ref name="OSINT"></ref>

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Liwa Zainebiyoun لواء زينبون
Dates of operation	early 2015 – present
Active regions	Sayyidah Zaynab Aleppo
Ideology	Shia Jihadism
Allies	Syrian Armed Forces Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps File:Hezbollah Flag.jpg Hezbollah Liwa Fatemiyoun
Opponents	Free Syrian Army Islamic Front al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	Battle of Aleppo

The Followers of Zainab Brigade (Template:Lang-ar Liwa Zainebiyoun) is a pro-government brigade fighting in Syria composed of Shia Pakistanis. It draws recruits from Shia Hazara refugees living in Pakistan, Shia Pakistanis living in Iran, and native Shia of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Although Pakistanis have been fighting in Syria since November 2014, originally as part of the Afghan Liwa Fatemiyoun, they only became numerous enough to warrant a distinct brigade in early 2015. It was formed and trained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and operates under their command. Initially tasked with defending the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, it has since entered the Battle of Aleppo, along with other foreign Shia fighters. Its dead are buried primarily in Iran.

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