Iraq returns to the spotlight as Iran prods Iraqi militias to move against US forces - analysis
Iran convinced Iraqi militias to carry out attacks on US forces in Iraq between October 2023 and January, including Kataib Hezbollah's drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers.
Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: