| Tribal Mobilization | |
|---|---|
| الحشد العشائري | |
 | |
| Founder | Thamer Al-Tamimi |
| Dates of operation | 2015-present |
| Country | Iraq |
| Size | 25,000-50,000 |
| Part of | Popular Mobilization Forces (de jure) |
| Opponents |  Islamic State |
Tribal Mobilization (Arabic:الحشد العشائري) is a group ofSunni tribesmen inIraq that was formed to combat theIslamic State (IS). It is important to distinguish this group from another force sometimes referred to as Tribal Mobilization, which was formerly known as the National Mobilization and is now called the Nineveh Guard, associated with the political figureAtheel al-Nujaifi.[1][2]
In 2017, Thamer Al-Tamimi, the Deputy Chief of the Sunni Tribal Mobilization, publicly expressed a growing sense of disillusionment among Sunni leaders in Iraq. In an interview with Al-Hadath TV, Al-Tamimi stated that relying on support from Arab states would not be beneficial to Iraqi Sunnis. He accused some of these states of using Iraqi Sunnis as part of their regional competition with Iran. Al-Tamimi also mentioned that the Tribal Mobilization had sought assistance from Gulf countries in their fight against IS, but according to him, these requests went unanswered.[3][4]
In October 2016, Iraqi officials reported that 21 members of the Tribal Mobilization Forces were killed during a US bombing operation south ofMosul.[5]
