Among the candidates running in Iraq’s general elections this week is the leader of one of the most hard-line and powerful militias with close ties to Iran who once ...
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As Iraq heads to the polls on October 10, a spotlight has fallen on the outsized influence neighboring Iran wields -- but also on the growing popular backlash against ...
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Party linked to Iran-backed militia to run in Iraq elections
An Iraqi political party, linked to a powerful militia, has announced plans to run in the country's general elections for the first time while calling for the withdrawal of ...
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The rise of Iraq’s Shiite paramilitaries allied with Tehran after the killing of Soleimani
The assassination of Iran’s former Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis a leader of the most powerful Iran-aligned Shiite militias in Iraq by an American drone ...
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Iran joy at U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan fades quickly
Iran's delight at the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan has given way to dilemmas over how to handle the Taliban regime and the prospect of increased terrorist activity both ...
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US sanctions Iran-backed militias under weapons transfer ban
The US State Department issued a notice Monday of new sanctions against major Iran-backed militias in Syria and Iraq for violations of a US law that restricts weapons transfers ...
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