Peace Brigades
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Peace Brigades is an Iraqi Shia militia and political paramilitary group aligned with cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, formed as a rebranded successor to his earlier Mahdi Army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peace Brigades canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12923246 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peace Brigades Context triple: [Mahdi Army, successorOrganization, Peace Brigades]
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A.
Peace Committee
The Peace Committee is a dedicated group within PEN that focuses on promoting peace, dialogue, and conflict resolution through literary and cultural initiatives.
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B.
Pax Christi
Pax Christi is an international Catholic peace movement dedicated to promoting nonviolence, human rights, and reconciliation worldwide.
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C.
Peace Monitoring Group
The Peace Monitoring Group was a multinational civilian-led mission established to oversee and support the ceasefire and peace process in Bougainville following the civil war.
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D.
Women for Peace
Women for Peace was a prominent East German grassroots feminist and pacifist movement that opposed militarization and advocated for human rights under the GDR regime.
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E.
Movement for Justice and Peace
The Movement for Justice and Peace is an Ivorian rebel group that operated primarily in western Côte d'Ivoire during the country's civil conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peace Brigades Target entity description: Peace Brigades is an Iraqi Shia militia and political paramilitary group aligned with cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, formed as a rebranded successor to his earlier Mahdi Army.
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A.
Peace Committee
The Peace Committee is a dedicated group within PEN that focuses on promoting peace, dialogue, and conflict resolution through literary and cultural initiatives.
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B.
Pax Christi
Pax Christi is an international Catholic peace movement dedicated to promoting nonviolence, human rights, and reconciliation worldwide.
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C.
Peace Monitoring Group
The Peace Monitoring Group was a multinational civilian-led mission established to oversee and support the ceasefire and peace process in Bougainville following the civil war.
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D.
Women for Peace
Women for Peace was a prominent East German grassroots feminist and pacifist movement that opposed militarization and advocated for human rights under the GDR regime.
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E.
Movement for Justice and Peace
The Movement for Justice and Peace is an Ivorian rebel group that operated primarily in western Côte d'Ivoire during the country's civil conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iraqi political organization
ⓘ
Shia militia ⓘ paramilitary group ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Muqtada al-Sadr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedConflictRole | pro-government militia against ISIL ⓘ |
| armedStructure | brigade-based militia ⓘ |
| armedWingOf | Sadrist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iraqi Shia political currents
ⓘ
Sadrist political blocs ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War against ISIL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Predominantly Arab ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of Shia holy sites in Iraq
ⓘ
protection of Sadrist communities ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Saraya al-Salam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cleric-led armed group
ⓘ
politically mobilized militia ⓘ |
| hasRole |
non-state armed group
ⓘ
political paramilitary wing ⓘ |
| ideology | Sadrist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader | Muqtada al-Sadr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Muqtada al-Sadr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePredecessor | Mahdi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Baghdad Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sadrist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Iraqi Shia Islamist ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mahdi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebrandedFrom | Mahdi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBasis | Shia clerical authority of Muqtada al-Sadr ⓘ |
| religiousLeader | Muqtada al-Sadr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptName | سرايا السلام NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectarianIdentity | Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | non-state actor ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
militia
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paramilitary organization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peace Brigades Description of subject: Peace Brigades is an Iraqi Shia militia and political paramilitary group aligned with cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, formed as a rebranded successor to his earlier Mahdi Army.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.