article_snippet: we were escorted by men from the Badr Brigade, the biggest and best-organized Iranian-backed force fighting ISIS.
article_snippet: our chief escort, Ma'in Al-Kadhimi, was gesturing wildly and arguing with Our chief escort, Ma'in Al-Kadhimi to calm down, but him wasn't having much luck.
article_snippet: him is a commander of the Badr Organisation, but Our chief escort, Ma'in Al-Kadhimi were with the Soldiers of the Imam Brigade (Kataib Jund Al-Imam in Arabic).
article_snippet: It's a separate group, and clearly Al-Kadhimi, who was treated with deference by him own men, didn't enjoy the same esteem here.
article_snippet: our escort, Al-Kadhimi, was shaken.
article_snippet: the dying man, and our, were reminded that with all the different armed groups fighting on the Tikrit front, there might be unity against ISIS, but that's about where ISIS ends.