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6 days ago · Iraq: The Iraqi Resistance Coordination Committee issued a statement suggesting a consensus among Iranian-backed Iraqi militias to resume attacks targeting US forces. This is its first coordinated statement since attacks on US forces paused in January 2024 that suggests such a consensus.
1 day ago · AP Photo. Live updates: Follow the latest news on Israel-Gaza. A powerful militia leader in Iraq has warned that all US interests in the region, particularly in Iraq, will be targeted if it supports any Israeli military operation against Lebanon. There are fears of a rapid expansion of the Israel-Gaza war into Lebanon as the conflict, in its ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Latest Developments. The State Department an Iran-backed Iraqi militia — Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (HAAA) — on June 17 as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group. State also designated HAAA’s secretary general, Haydar Muzhir Ma’lak al-Sa’idi.
Jun 7, 2024 · Two officials from Iran-backed militias in Iraq confirmed to The Associated Press news agency that the attackers were their supporters and that their goal was to promote a boycott of US...
Jun 13, 2024 · This Houthi-Iraqi militia cooperation comes shortly after a series of coordination calls and meetings across the Axis of Resistance. The Houthis and Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have conducted the two combined attacks as part of their larger effort to impose an unofficial blockade on Israel.
Jun 4, 2024 · BAGHDAD, June 4 (Reuters) - Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian...
Jun 9, 2024 · Iran-backed militias in Iraq continued to issue threats to attack the US on Sunday, repeating their insistence that American forces should leave Iraq. Kataib Sayyid Al Shuhada was the latest faction to issue the warning, speaking to Iraq’s Shafaq news agency.
