Read the “Background” below before answering the questions.

1. What is the Badr Brigade?

2. Where does the Badr Brigade get their weapons? Be specific.

3. What success has the Badr Brigade had that benefits all Iraqis?

4. a) How is the Badr Brigade harming Iraqis?
b) How did Badr Brigade leader Essam Hussein respond when asked about the murder of Sunni Muslims?

5. What is surprising about the chain of command between the Badr militia and the Iraqi Army?

6. Why is Iran believed to be fighting ISIS?