Ashab al-Kahf (Arabic: اصحاب الکهف‎, lit. 'Companions of the Cave') is an Iraqi Shia militant group that has been described as a proxy formation of Iran. The group first emerged in August 2019, but increased in activity following the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. It has attacked targets associated with the United States using rockets and improvised explosive devices. The group denies maintaining relationships with other Iranian-backed Shia paramilitary groups, such as Kata'ib Hezbollah and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq.