Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

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...

April 8, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah militia denies report it will disarm

Kataib Hezbollah has denied a recent Reuters report that stated it was considering disarming, according to numerous reports quoting the group’s statement. Kataib Hezbollah is one of the Iranian-backed...

February 23, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Pro-Iranian Iraqi militia leaders gather in Lebanon for Hezbollah leader’s funeral

Delegations and leaders of pro-Iranian Iraqi militias traveled to Lebanon for the funeral of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on February 23.

January 14, 2025 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

The role of Iraqi Shia militias as proxies in Iran’s Axis of Resistance

Iran’s 45-year trajectory from the Khomeini revolution to its current challenge to Israel, the West, and the Rules-Based International System (RBIS) led to developing and solidifying its “Axis...

October 2, 2024 | Richard Goldberg, Bradley Bowman, David Daoud, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Joe Dougherty

Israel, Iran, and Lebanon: What’s Next?

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...

November 16, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran tries to push Iraqi militias to carry out more attacks – analysis

Iraqi militias such as Kataib Hezbollah continue to threaten US forces, claiming they are fighting the US in Iraq because the US is supporting Israel; Iran views this as a regional war against the US

October 30, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

Iran-backed militias continue to attack U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria

Iran backed militias launched at least four attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria since the U.S. military attempted to reestablish deterrence by striking at Iranian weapons storage sites in Syria on...

October 18, 2023 | |

Iran-Backed Militias Attack U.S. Forces in Iraq

Shiite militias backed by Tehran targeted two U.S. bases in Iraq on October 18 with Iranian-made suicide drones. The militias claimed the attacks were a response to Washington’s...

October 18, 2023 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

Iran-backed Shia militias target 2 U.S. bases in Iraq

Iran-backed Shia militias have targeted two U.S. bases in Iraq as the war between Israel and Hamas escalates. The attacks took place as Hezbollah Brigades, a dangerous Iranian proxy, threatened U.S. forces...

October 11, 2023 | Joe Truzman |

Another Iraqi Shia militia threatens the United States over involvement in Israel

Hezbollah Brigades, an Iranian proxy that operates primarily in Iraq but also in Syria, has joined the chorus of so-called ‘Islamic Resistance’ groups in issuing threats against the United States as...