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Who are the Iran-backed militias behind Iraq's oil facility attacks?U.S. and Saudi Arabia struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq responsible for drone attacks. These Shi'ite militias gained influence after the 20...
Shelly Kittleson, US journalist freed after a week in captivity; Iraqi militia says she must leave countryAmerican journalist Shelly Kittleson, abducted in Baghdad, has been freed following a statement from Iran-aligned militia Kataib Hezbollah....
A US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and a search is underwayAmerican freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, with Iraqi security forces pursuing her captors. A U.S. official b...
What we know so far about Elizabeth Tsurkov, the Israeli-Russian scholar released after over two years in Hezbollah captivityElizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian scholar, is now free. She was held captive in Baghdad by Kata'ib Hezbollah since March 2023. Donald T...
Iran Israel war: Will Tehran be saved by 'Axis of Resistance' against USA?Iran now needs support against Israel and the USA. Tehran now needs the support from Hezbollah, militia group in Iraq, Houthis, and the fal...
Why some key Tehran allies have stayed out of the Israel-Iran conflictDespite the ongoing Israel-Iran war and U.S. intervention, Hezbollah and other Iran-backed militias have largely remained on the sidelines....
Iraqi militia warns of strikes on US bases if Trump joins Iran-Israel warKataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Shia militia, threatened to attack US bases in West Asia if the US intervenes in the Iran-Israel conflict....
Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrathSeveral Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are ready to disarm to prevent conflict with the U.S., after warnings from the Trump administration...
Iraq says US troop drawdown talks will go on 'as long as nothing disturbs the peace of the talks'US and Iraq resumed discussions on troop withdrawal after a drone attack by Iran-backed militants killed three US soldiers. The talks, paus...
US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in BaghdadThe leader belonged to Kataib Hezbollah and was "responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on US forces in the region,...
US blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisalsThe United States attributes the drone attack in Jordan that killed three US service members to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella...
Joe Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops injured in drone attack in IraqFollowing a drone attack in northern Iraq that injured three U.S. servicemembers, President Joe Biden directed the U.S. military to conduct...
United States carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, SyriaIn a statement, the U.S. military said it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in...
In tactical shift, Iran grows new, loyal elite from among Iraqi militiasIran has handpicked hundreds of trusted fighters from among the cadres of its most powerful militia allies in Iraq, forming smaller, elite ...
US carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia target in Syria: OfficialsAlso a decision to strike only in Syria and not in Iraq would give the Iraqi government some breathing room as it carries out its own inves...
The Iraqi campaign to retake Ramadi from ISIS is a looming disasterA successful campaign to retake the city could send ISIS into retreat. But failure would only solidify the jihadists' hold over a sizable p...
The US is embracing a dark reality in IraqThe Iraqi army, which the US has tried to build up into a viable fighting force, fled when faced with dozens of car bombs in the provincial...