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Liwa Zainebiyoun لواء زينبیون
Dates of operation	early 2015 – present
Active regions	Sayyidah Zaynab Aleppo
Ideology	Shia Jihadism
Allies	Syrian Armed Forces Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps 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.

References

1. ^ https://iraqeye.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/liwa-zainebiyoun-syrias-pakistani-fighters/
2. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-civil-war-state-of-the-art-technology-gives-president-assad-s-army-the-edge-a6898741.html
3. http://jihadintel.meforum.org/group/184/liwa-zainebiyoun
4. ^ "Meet the Zainebiyoun Brigade: An Iranian Backed Pakistani Shia Militia Fighting in Syria". Retrieved 28 April 2016.
5. ^ http://www.konflictcam.com/photo-report/48/funeral-service-for-seven-pakistani-militants-killed-in-syria-qom-iran-apr-2015

• Pro-government factions of the Syrian Civil War
• Military units and formations established in 2015