Baghdad’s showdown with Iranian-backed militias could reshape Iraq’s future - analysis
Calls grow to disarm the militias in Iraq, but Kataib Hezbollah refuses to comply.
A mourner attends the funeral of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq September 22, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN