Washington and the World. The Soleimani Assassination Was Supposed to Weaken Iraqi Militias. Instead, They’re Flexing Their Muscles. As U.S. troops fend off attacks by Iran-backed militias ...

Iraqi militias have indicated their support for a hostage exchange deal involving Israel and Hezbollah, according to a report by Amwaj Media on Friday. Sources close to Iraqi Shiite militias told ...

Key members of the 'Axis of Resistance' have so far avoided direct involvement in the latest regional flare-up, due to domestic pressures and fear of Israeli retaliation ...

For the first time in decades, Iran’s stranglehold on the Middle East has been broken. The Iran-backed network that nearly succeeded in encircling Israel — Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, Iraqi ...

Iran-backed Iraqi militias claimed responsibility for an attack against Israel on Monday, which coincided with a confirmed aerial attack on the southern Israeli coastal city of Eilat. While the ...

The US Treasury blacklisted three Iraqi card issuers, all Visa or Mastercard partners, for suspected ties to militias. One issuer, Al Saqi Electronic Payment Company, is affiliated with the Holy ...

The Iraqi-based militias had launched dozens of drone and rockets attacks against Israel in solidarity with Hamas since the Gaza war began and killed three U.S. soldiers in a drone operation in ...

Iran's resumé against America since the 1979 revolution includes taking hostages, playing a role in the Beirut embassy bombings, funding Taliban and Iraqi proxies and assassination attempts.

Iraq’s Shia militias play a unique part in Iran's Axis of Resistance and present distinct challenges for the US, Israel, and the Iraqi state. Notably, a more direct conflict between the militias and ...

Torture by Iraqi militias: the report Washington did not want you to see. By Ned Parker. Filed Dec. 14, 2015, noon GMT.

Iraqi ground troops and militias entered the town on September 1. [2] By that time at least 15 civilians in Amerli, including newborn infants, had died from lack of food, ...

And while it’s relatively easy to join Iraqi and Syrian militias these days, the dangers are real. At least three Westerners have died while fighting with Syrian-Kurdish forces, most recently a ...