In a sign of the growing regional influence of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, a close adviser to its foreign operations commander began his new role as ambassador to Iraq on Wednesday, state media reported. Iraj Masjedi, [ More … ]
Like in the Spanish Civil War, the “foreign legions” are complicating the resolution of the conflict in Syria. Media reports have recently focused on the role of Iraqi Shia militias in the battle for Aleppo, [ More … ]
Militias controlled by Tehran are poised to complete a land corridor that would give Iran huge power in the region Not far from Mosul, a large military force is finalizing plans for an advance that [ More … ]
Several people were wounded Thursday when Iraqi police clashed with members of an Iranian-backed Shiite militia near the capital, both sides said. The violence in Zaafaraniya, south of Baghdad, involved exchanges of fire that lasted [ More … ]
An Iraqi Shiite militia fighting in Syria on the regime’s side has sent more than 1,000 extra fighters to southern parts of Aleppo over the past two days to reinforce its positions, the group’s spokesman [ More … ]
The Iran-backed Iraqi militia, the Popular Mobilization Forces, headed on Friday from Iraq to Aleppo to prop up Assad terrorists in their war against the Syrian people, Orient Net reported from special sources. Hundreds of the [ More … ]
Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday. The [ More … ]
An Iranian-backed Shiite Iraqi militia said on Saturday it planned to storm Falluja, Islamic State’s stronghold near Baghdad, once civilians left the city, backtracking on earlier statements that it would leave this task to the [ More … ]
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