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BAGHDAD - More than three weeks after the Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections, pro-Iranian Shiite militias who have emerged as the biggest losers are still rejecting the outcome of the vote, plunging the country into political…

October 18 (UPI) - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has made no secret of his desire to dominate the Middle East. Its policy of aggressive expansionism has led it to spend more than $ 100…

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TIKRIT: Three fighters from a pro-Iranian militia were killed in Iraq on Friday when the Islamic State (IS) group attacked their base near Baghdad, a paramilitary and a security source…

BAGHDAD - A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander urged Iraqi Shiite militias to step up attacks on US targets during a meeting in Baghdad last week, three Iraqi militia sources and two Iraqi security sources told Reuters close to…

WASHINGTON, DC (Kurdistan 24) - On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Hossein Taeb, intelligence chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), visited Baghdad last week and "urged Iraqi Shiite…

Iranian-sponsored Iraqi militias have reportedly agreed to suspend operations against US troops if the US ends attacks on militia positions in Iraq and Syria.…

Iraqi militia officials have vowed revenge after the US military carried out airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed groups on Sunday evening."We ... will avenge the blood of our righteous martyrs against the perpetrators of this…

According to a report of Middle East Eye, a group of Iraqi militias have agreed not to attack the United States if Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi officially demands an American withdrawal from the country. The report…

Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militias appear to have acquired and even built increasingly deadly missiles and rockets in recent years. This potentially gives them the ability to strike their opponents from far greater distances than ever…

BAGHDAD - In February, an Iranian-trained Iraqi militia commander took over the empty office of his assassinated superior, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who had been killed weeks earlier alongside Iranian military mastermind Qassem Soleimani in a…

LONDON - Shortly after Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, Seeking to unite them in the face of a huge…

Shortly after the death of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq, Tehran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to unite them in the face of a huge void left by…

BEIRUT - Shortly after the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to Unite them in the face of a…

(Reuters) - Shortly after the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Lebanese organization backed by Tehran, Hezbollah, met urgently with Iraqi militia leaders, Seeking to unite them in the face…

Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Lebanese Tehran-backed organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to Unite them in the face of a huge void left…

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the US embassy perimeter and threw stones in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington sent in additional troops and threatened…

BAGHDAD - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. embassy perimeter and threw stones in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington sent additional troops and threatened retaliation…

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the US embassy perimeter and threw stones in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington sent in additional troops and threatened with…

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi makes a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 3, 2019. REUTERS / Philippe Wojazer / PoolBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime…

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has accused Israel of initiating attacks on Iranian-backed militia positions in Iraq, the first time Baghdad has directly accused Israel, Al TV reported on Monday. Jazeera. "Investigations…

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A group of Iraqi Shiite militias said on Saturday they strongly rejected the designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization by the United States.The groups, supported and…

An Iranian-backed coordination group says US forces have allowed Israeli drones to enter Iraqi territory and carry out missions.Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups have blamed a series of recent explosions at their weapons depots and…

Following a July 1 decree by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi ordering factions of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) to be absorbed into state security forces, pro-Iranian PMU factions reacted with anger. Abdul Mahdi's decree says:…

The commander of Iranian extraterritorial military operations recently met with various Iraqi Shiite militias, telling them to "prepare for a proxy war," according to a report by The Guardian. Qassem Soleimani, Quds Force Met All…

The history of Iraqi militias is controversial. These forces have undoubtedly been important in the country's recent fighting - against Islamic State and against Kurdish forces after the referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan…

“You are working against us. In your work, you criticize the militias. We have watched your videos and you are speaking out against us. You will pay the price, ”said an anonymous…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraqi militias on Monday evening killed a man they claimed was a suicide bomber who planned to attack their units based in the disputed town of Khanaqin, in Diyala province. Hashd…

For the first time, Iran is deploying ballistic missiles in its western neighbor Iraq with a range that makes them capable of striking Israel and its Sunni rival Saudi Arabia. According to a Reuters news service report, several dozen…

Iran-backed Iraqi militias say they will not remain silent on alleged US strike / node / 1328016 / middle east…

WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) - The US House of Representatives passed a law calling for the imposition of sanctions on two Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq: As-Saib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) of Qais…

The commander of a powerful Iraqi armed militia appeared on the border of IsraelHe vowed to "stand by the Palestinian cause" against IsraelThis move follows US President Trump's ruling on an embassy in JerusalemSeveral other Iraqi…

BAGHDAD - Military operations in Iraq last week were one-sided, with Iraqi government forces using superior manpower and firepower to reclaim disputed areas that had been controlled by Iraqi Kurdish separatists since 2014.But in the PR…

The fighting began when Iraqi troops and Shiite militias entered Altun Kupri as part of an operation "to impose law and order", according to the Iraqi army. Clashes still continued in the north of the city. Altun Kupri - a multi-ethnic…

Kurdish fighters have lost more territory in Iraq, a day after Iraqi forces drove them out of the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk.Local Yazidi fighter commander Masloum Shingali said Kurdish forces left the town of Sinjar before dawn on…

Published on: 10/16/2017 - 02:12Amended: 10/16/2017 - 15:09 Iraqi forces seized control of a military airport…

As the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan (KRG) has announcement victory in the referendum on Iraqi independence, there is an increased risk of military escalation between Kurdish and Iraqi forces and militias in disputed areas,…

A little-noticed provision to arm Iraqi Christians in the house version of a defense bill to be passed inadvertently fuels unrest between rival militias in the Nineveh Plains, an Iraqi melting pot. The non-binding provision, inserted by…

Several years ago, the United States debated providing the Syrian rebels with high-tech weapons such as anti-tank and surface-to-air missiles. Critics have argued that the weapons could fall into the hands of "terrorist organizations"…

Members of the Iraqi Badr Brigade, a Shiite militia, form the last line of defense between ISIS militiamen and the capital Baghdad on August 25, 2014. Photo: Jerome Starkey/ Flickr A new report from Amnesty International, released…

Report by Kalah Sur, Iraq - In significant departure from past policy, US-led forces in Iraq began to arm and train hundreds of fighters belonging to Shiite militias historically known for their ties to Iran.Sectarian militias are trained…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Islamic State militants staged near-simultaneous attacks on state-sanctioned militia positions west and south of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, apparently taking advantage of poor weather…

Iraqi Shiite militias say they hunted ISIL fighters from an airbase west of Mosul.Victory, if confirmed, would threaten the Sunni group's supply route from Syria to its last major stronghold in Iraq.#BREAKING: #PMF announce the full release…

An Iraqi paramilitary coordination group made up of Iranian-backed Shiite militias has been ordered to cut the Islamic State (IS) militant group's access to Syria in northern Iraq, in a bid to prevent thousands of jihadists fleeing to the…

Iraqi militia fighters are flocking to Syria to bolster the Assad regime's rebel headquarters in Aleppo, further complicating the tangled web of alliances the United States relies on to fight the Islamic State, which can turn an ally into…

Iraqi government-backed militias are recruiting child soldiers from refugee camps, while staging a key operation against ISIS.Families said young boys were taken from a camp in northern Iraq earlier this month in the latest reported use of…

Qassem Soliemani (left, green hat) and Abu Mahdi al Muhandis (right, black hat), visiting the battlefield near Fallujah. Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, the leader of the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kata'ib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) and…

BAGHDAD — In the scorching Baghdad night, sweat ran down the faces of Iraqi teenagers as they marched through a schoolyard, training to fight against the Islamic State group. It's a summer camp in Iraq, set up by the country's largest…

BAGHDAD — In the scorching Baghdad night, sweat ran down the faces of Iraqi teenagers as they marched through a schoolyard, training to fight against the Islamic State group.It's a summer camp in Iraq, set up by the country's largest…

BAGHDAD — Powerful Iraqi Shiite militias vow to drive Islamic State fighters out of Fallujah, sparking panic in the city where US Marines saw their bloodiest combat of the Iraq War. The militias' campaign to besiege the city 40 miles west…

Published on: 06/11/2015 - 17:25Amended: 06/11/2015 - 17:39 Iraqi Shiite militias told FRANCE 24 they had regained…

Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed supporting irregular Kurdish Peshmerga and Sunni forces directly, rather than aiding US partners in the war against Islamic State through the Iraqi government which nominally…

In the Middle East, alliances have a strange way of shifting. And as the United States once again becomes deeply involved in the conflict in Iraq, it also finds itself making strange alliances.…

Things look set to get worse in Iraq. Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) - now…