Ashab al-Yamin

Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (Arabic: حركة أصحاب اليمين الإسلامية, lit. 'Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand'), commonly known as Ashab al-Yamin or HAYI, is an Islamic Republic of Iran-linked jihadist proxy and propaganda network that has taken credit for attacks against Jewish schools, synagogues and charities in Europe.

In addition to targeting anything related to Jewish people, it has also attacked Christian and Western targets in Europe, as well as American and Iranian opposition targets, since March 2026.

Still, the group's crimes have primarily focused on attacks on London's Jewish community, with additional attacks across Europe. It is a front group for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which outsources the attacks to local criminals — a method Iran has used to target Jews in previous years — and uses the group to create plausible deniability.

The attacks have been investigated by counter-terrorism police, with 37 arrests already made, and additional police resources dedicated to preventing and responding to attacks.

The group operates primarily through pro-Iran regime Telegram channels and promotes radical Islamist ideology, framing attacks on random Jews as a fake "defense" of "humanity [borrowing Nazism], the Al Aqsa Mosque, palestine, and Palestinian prisoners [AKA terrorists]."

The Times take

Per The Times:

• **Ashab al-Yamin** (full name: *Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia*, meaning “Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand”) is a **little-known militant group that emerged after the Iran war began in late February 2026**.

• The group **claims responsibility for multiple attacks targeting Jewish communities in the UK and Europe**, including the **Golders Green double stabbing**, arson attacks, and even an alleged drone plot against the Israeli embassy in London.

• **Its credibility is disputed**:

• Early on, it appeared more credible because it **posted attack details and videos on Telegram**, sometimes being the first source of information.
• More recently, **security analysts believe it may be exaggerating or falsely claiming attacks**, possibly “piggy-backing” on unrelated incidents.

• The **Israeli government says the group is linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)** and may be used to conduct attacks in Europe.

• Some attacks (especially arson) resemble **IRGC tactics of hiring criminals to carry them out**.

• Regardless of the group’s true role, **the threat to Jewish communities in the UK is real and rising**:

• Antisemitic incidents have **doubled since the October 7 attacks on Israel**, averaging **308 per month**.
• Jews are **six times more likely** to be victims of religious hate crimes than other groups.
• The situation has **intensified further since the Iran war began**.

• A **wave of recent incidents** includes:

• Arson attacks on Jewish properties, synagogues, and businesses
• Attacks on emergency vehicles (Hatzola ambulances)
• Graffiti and attempted firebombings
• A suspected wider **arson conspiracy targeting Jewish venues**

• **Police investigations and arrests are ongoing**, with multiple suspects detained or bailed across different incidents.

• The situation has **increased pressure on the UK government** to introduce new laws to **ban (proscribe) groups like the IRGC and Ashab al-Yamin as terrorist organizations**.

• The prime minister has confirmed such legislation is expected soon.

• • Bottom line:**

Ashab al-Yamin is a **new, possibly Iran-linked militant group of uncertain credibility** that claims involvement in a surge of anti-Jewish attacks in the UK, but **even if its role is unclear, the rise in antisemitic violence is well-documented and escalating**.

Highlighted attacks

• Islamist Antisemitic stabbing attack in London (2026)
• Islamist Antisemitic arson attack on ambulances in London (2026)

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi - an Iraqi national and senior commander of Kata'ib Hezbollah, on May 15, 2026, the United States Department of Justice announced that Al-Saadi had been arrested and charged with multiple terrorism-related offenses connected to alleged attacks and plots targeting Americans, Jews, Israeli interests, and Western institutions in Europe and North America. "One of the revelations in the charges against" Kataib Hezbollah "senior official Mohammad Al-Saadi was that he and Iran may have been responsible for two attacks in Toronto, a March 10 US consulate shooting, and at least one of the three March shootings at a synagogue."

Mid-May 2026 reported list

Reported on May 16, 2026:

A list of attacks across Europe by Ashab al Yamin (HAYI), which is now alleged by the US DOJ to be a front of Kata’ib Hizballah, acting on behalf of Iran: March 9: Explosives hurled at a Belgian synagogue March 13: Arson attack on Rotterdam synagogue March 14: Explosives used against Jewish school in Amsterdam March 14: Explosives used against Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam March 23: Vehicle arson in Antwerp Jewish neighborhood March 23: Four Hatzalah ambulances set on fire in Golders Green, London March 28: IED placed at Bank of America in Paris April 3: Explosives used against pro-Israel organization in Nijkerk April 10: Pyrotechnic device attack on Israeli restaurant in Munich April 12: Firebomb attack on Skopje synagogue April 15: Arson attempt on Iran International offices, London April 15: Arson attempt on Finchley Reform Synagogue, London April 17: Claimed drone attack with hazardous materials on the Israeli Embassy in London (jars found to contain a benign substance) April 17: Arson attempt on former Jewish organization building in London April 19: Firebombing of Kenton United Synagogue, London April 29: Stabbing of two Jewish residents in Golders Green, London.

See also

• Eurabia