Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba

April 9, 2025 | Bridget Toomey, Janatan Sayeh

Washington Must Pressure Baghdad to Disarm Iran’s Proxy Militias in Iraq

Gaza and Yemen are well established as two arenas of the ongoing struggle between the United States and Iran, but Iraq is another vital stage that has garnered comparatively less attention. That may now...

April 8, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran braces for possible US attack amid proxy setbacks

An anonymous Iranian official told Reuters on April 6 that Islamic Republic Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has instructed Iranian armed forces to be on high alert. The source also said Tehran has...

February 19, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Head of Iraq’s powerful pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Units visits Tehran

On February 18, Falih al Fayyadh, the chairman of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), visited Tehran and met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to a report in Iranian state media.

January 28, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq face an uncertain future

Iraq’s pro-Iranian militias face an uncertain future after the December fall of the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria and amid pressure from Iraqi authorities for armed groups to be disbanded or incorporated...

December 29, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Pro-Iran militias in Iraq may move away from Syria border

The point of the report is that the Iraqis want to show that the militias who played a role in Syria will now not just be in Iraq, but will be moved away from the border.

December 23, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq may stop attacking Israel

A report this week indicates that some of these militias and groups have stepped back from attacks in the wake of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

November 22, 2024 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Israeli Military Action is Key to Stopping Iran’s Proxies in Iraq

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq continue to launch drone and missile attacks against Israel in a show of solidarity with their allies in Gaza and Lebanon. Although many claims remain unverified, some attacks...

November 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How will Iran’s proxies in Iraq respond to US election?

Iranian militias ramp up drone attacks on Israel, await US response post-election.

September 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Can Iraqi militias be deterred from attacking Israel?

It is clear that the Iraqi militias are expanding their war against Israel and are increasingly a danger.

July 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US struck Iran-backed militias after new threats

Strikes in Iraq reflect an attempt by Iran to open a new front against the US after several months of quiet in Iraq.

June 27, 2024 | Bill Roggio, Janatan Sayeh

Iran-backed Iraqi militia threatens to strike US interests should Israel attack Lebanon

The leader of one of Iraq’s most influential and powerful Iran-backed militias threatened US interests in the Middle East in response to a potential large-scale Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah...

June 18, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why US terror designation for Iraqi-based terror group matters

Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya is one of many Iranian-backed groups in Iraq that threaten the region

June 4, 2024 | Ahmad Sharawi |

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq increases its drone attacks on Israel

Over the past month, there has been a surge in attacks from Iraq against Israel attributed to the Islamic Resistance. This group consists of several militias backed by Iran, active in both Syria...

May 10, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Iraqi militia threatens Israel with retaliation over strike in Syria

Iraqi militia Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba’ issued a statement on Thursday threatening to retaliate against the Jewish state following a reported Israeli strike earlier in the day against a...

April 23, 2024 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Pressure mounting on U.S. with troops under attack in Syria and Iraq, plus blasts on PMF base

Violent explosions rocked the Kalsu base in Iraq on April 19 , resulting in at least one fatality and eight wounded, but it remains unclear who exactly is responsible as U.S. Forces and Israel...

April 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s proxies target Israel: Here’s what to know about them

These groups pose an increasing threat to Israel and Israel’s partners and allies.

February 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why are Iran and its proxies unlikely to be deterred by US strikes?

Iran believes that, in the long term, the US is slowly withdrawing from the region, likely emboldening Iran and its proxies to go for broke when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.

February 2, 2024 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

U.S. strikes target IRGC and affiliated militias in Iraq and Syria

U.S. airstrikes targeted sites in Iraq and Syria belonging to the IRGC and Iranian-backed militias. The strikes are a response to the killing and wounding of American soldiers in Jordan on Jan....

January 23, 2024 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

U.S. carries out strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq

The U.S. military struck three “facilities” run by the Iran-backed Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq in response to militia attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, including a ballistic missile attack over...

November 20, 2023 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

U.S. adds Iranian-backed militia, five commanders, and an IRGC operative to list of designated terrorists

The U.S. government added Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iranian proxy militia, its secretary general, five members of terrorist organization Hezbollah Brigades, and an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps...