The Militias of Baghdad; Shiite Militants, Backed by Iran, May Be the Only Hope of Defeating ISISByline: Janine di Giovanni Down a dusty backstreet in the Baghdad neighborhood of Karada in...Di Giovanni, Janine
Fighting alongside the Iraqi soldiers and peshmerga are Iranian troops-- and Iranian generals are reportedly commanding at least part of the battle. "They realize their close allies are threatened and I think they would rather deal with ISIS here than they would on the gates of Iran," said U...
The strife started in fall 2014, when Shiite Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, overran broad swaths of the country. They seized the capital Sana'a from government forces and militias loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. He spent months in exile in Saudi Arabia, returning only after a Sa...
The rockets, which killed a child and wounded five other civilians, indicatedan end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militiasin October to halt attacks targeting the U.S. presence in Iraq. One rocket landed just 600 meters (2,000 fee...
The administration’s focus on punishing the Iranian regime isn’t helping. The Soleimani strike capped months of U.S.-Iran tensions that included Iran-linked attacks on shipping and oil interests in the Persian Gulf and rocket attacks by Iran-backed militias against U.S. troops in Iraq; af...
The relationship between Iraq and Syria is somewhat fraught after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad . Al-Sudani came to power with the support of a coalition of Iran-backed factions, and Tehran was a major backer of Assad. The current interim president of Syria, Ahmad al-...
The relationship between Iraq and Syria is somewhat fraught afterthe fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad. Al-Sudani came to power with the support of a coalition of Iran-backed factions, and Tehran was a major backer of Assad. The current interim president of Syria, Ahmad al-S...
Iran has backed proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack US forces. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 26/08/2023 Israeli citizen joins ISIS via TikTok, plans to attack Jews Abu Zaila, 20, was indicted on Friday after being arrested in July on suspicion of being involved with ISIS. By JERUSALEM POST ...
January 3, 2024 - At least 84 people are killed and 284 are injured in twin explosions near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani in southern Iran. It is the deadliest attack in Iran since its 1979 revolution. ISIS claims responsibility. March 22, 2024 - At least ...
U.S. launches retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed facilities in Syria 3:49 Hear from undercover cop who helped convict radical cleric who supported ISIS First person tried under New York terror laws passed in the wake of 9/11 is sentenced to 18 years Fact check: Trump delivers wildly ...