Kekuatan AAH'sstrengthdiperkirakan was estimated at aboutsekitar 3,.000 fighterspejuang inpada bulan MarchMaret 2007.<ref name="strength">[[Fox News]] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260383,00.html Insurgents Who Killed Five GIs in Brazen Karbala Attack Captured]</ref> InPada pertengahan tahun mid-2008, [[Pasukan Multi-National ForceNasional – IraqIrak|MultinationalPasukan ForcesMultinasional-IraqIrak]] declinedmenolak tountuk provide an estimate onmemberikan theperkiraan sizemengenai ofbesarnya AAH, butnamun notedmencatat thatbahwa “their“jumlah numbersmereka havetelah significantlyberkurang dwindledsecara becausesignifikan hundredskarena haveratusan beenorang capturedtelah ditangkap, killeddibunuh, ranmelarikan diri. atau awaymenyerah orbegitu simplysaja gavepada upgaya theirhidup criminalkriminal lifestylesmereka.”<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2008|title=New Special Groups splinter emerges on Iraqi scene|url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/08/new_special_groups_s.php|url-status=live|website=FDD's Long War Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823163959/http://www.longwarjournal.org:80/archives/2008/08/new_special_groups_s.php |archive-date=2008-08-23 }}</ref> InNamun Julypada bulan Juli 2011, however,para officialspejabat estimatedmemperkirakan thereterdapat werekurang less thandari 1,.000 anggota milisi AAH militiamenyang lefttersisa indi IraqIrak.<ref name="militias"/> TheKelompok groupini isdiduga allegedmenerima touang receivetunai somedan senjata senilai $5 million worth of cash and weaponsjuta everysetiap monthbulan fromdari Iran.<ref name="militias">{{cite web|url=http://iran-times.com/us-officials-name-3-iraqi-militias-armed-by-iran-to-kill-yanks/|title=US officials name 3 Iraqi militias armed by Iran to kill Yanks|work=Iran Times|date=7 July 2011 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> InPada Januarybulan Januari 2012, followingsetelah thepenarikan AmericanAmerika withdrawaldari fromIrak Iraqpada inbulan DecemberDesember 2011, Qais al-Khazali declaredmenyatakan theAmerika UnitedSerikat Statestelah wasdikalahkan defeateddan andsekarang thatkelompok nowtersebut thesiap groupuntuk was prepared tomelucuti disarmsenjatanya anddan joinbergabung thedalam politicalproses processpolitik.<ref>[http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/05/iraq-shiite-militia-pledges-to-lay-down-arms/ Iraq Shi’ite militia says U.S. has ‘failed,’ pledges to lay down arms in wake of Sunni bombings], ''National Post'', January 5, 2012</ref>
SinceSejak the beginning of theawal [[IraqiPerang CivilSaudara WarIrak (2014–2017)|Iraqiperang warIrak againstmelawan ISIL]], AAH hastelah grownberkembang tomenjadi aroundsekitar 10,.000 membersanggota<ref name="counter"/><ref name="onetime">{{cite web|author=Hilburn, Matthew|url=http://www.voanews.com/content/qais-khazali-onetime-us-prisoner-now-key-in-battling-islamic-state/2679431.html|title=One-time US Prisoner Now Key in Battling IS|work=BBC News|date=15 March 2015|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> anddan beendigambarkan describedsebagai assalah onesatu ofanggota ifpaling notkuat the most powerful members of thedari [[PopularPasukan MobilizationMobilisasi ForcesPopuler (IraqIrak)|PopularPasukan MobilizationMobilisasi ForcesPopuler]].<ref name="bbc"/><ref name="challenges"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/news/id_12057/Iraqs-Popular-Mobilization-Forces-will-join-offensive-to-retake-Mosul.html|title=Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces will join offensive to retake Mosul|access-date=8 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713101846/http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/news/id_12057/Iraqs-Popular-Mobilization-Forces-will-join-offensive-to-retake-Mosul.html|archive-date=13 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> ItMereka hastelah recruitedmerekrut hundredsratusan ofpejuang Sunni fighters tountuk fightberperang againstmelawan ISIS.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraqi-sunnis-join-shiite-militias-fight-militants-520291754|title=Iraqi Sunnis join Shia militias to fight IS militants |access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref>
