Militia
Condemnations grow after attack on Kurdistan Regional President
Meanwhile, Iraq’s Defense Ministry claimed it had unearthed rockets appearing to be Iranian-made 107 mm types that were ready to be fired at the Kurdistan Region.
Iran struggles to assert control in Iraq amid strikes, militia attacks, tensions - analysis
Iranian-backed militias claim 30 killed, wounded in US airstrikes on base
Iran-backed militias strike Kurdistan, killing Peshmerga in northern Iraq
Iran training terror groups to operate advanced UAVs
Terrorists from Iraq, Syria and Yemen are being trained at Kashan Base north of Isfahan.
Taliban retake three northern districts seized by Afghan militias
Bano, Deh Saleh, Pul e-Hesar in Baghlan province were taken by local militia groups in one of the first signs of armed resistance to the Taliban since their seizure of the capital Kabul on August 15.
Taliban close in on 2 provincial Afghan capitals as US forces exit
The Taliban, fighting to reimpose strict Islamic law after their 2001 ouster by US-led forces, have stepped up their campaign to defeat the US-backed government as foreign forces withdraw.
Iranian-backed militias in Syria are buying up real estate - report
Real estate investors reportedly target property that belongs to people who fled the fighting in Syria over the last 10 years, with ownership likely passing to foreigners or Shi’ites linked to Iran.
For third straight day, US forces attacked in Syria, Iraq - analysis
This is the first time coordinated attacks struck US forces in both Syria and Iraq.
Two arrested as armed militia group stands off with police in Boston
In the vehicles were about 10 people wearing military style clothes and carrying rifles and pistols, police said.
Iran digs deep in hollowed-out Syria
BEHIND THE LINES: Arab diplomatic efforts unlikely to shift Tehran’s extensive infrastructure.
The growing threat facing Israel from Iraq
BEHIND THE LINES: Iraq is already part of the northern crescent of threats facing Israel. The US presence, broader policy regarding Iran makes Israeli action in Iraq more complicated than in Syria.
EU sanctions Iran militia, police, three prisons over 2019 protests
Iran has repeatedly rejected accusations by the West of human rights abuses.
IRGC-made militias the most dangerous of all Iran-backed groups - study
The new report, “The View from Tehran: Iran’s Militia Doctrine,” finds that Iran’s militia network is not a homogeneous bloc and that only some groups are “proxies.”
