Iraq’s Emboldened Terror Groups
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist, was kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad on March 31 and is now a bargaining chip for the militia that took her. It’s a tragedy on replay....
Saraya Awliya al-Dam
Iranian drones and missiles hit regional oil fields, airports, military bases, and ports (March 13-16 updates)
Between March 13 and March 16, Iran and its allied militias continued launching drones, missiles, rockets, and other weapon platforms across the Middle East. The attacks targeted energy infrastructure,...
Op-eds
U.S. Must Pressure Baghdad To Rein in Iran-Backed Militias
After largely sitting out the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran in June last year, Tehran’s proxies in Iraq quickly jumped into the fighting after the United States and Israel began operations against...
Policy Briefs
Iraqi Shiite militias claim attacks on US bases
Iran-backed Shiite militias belonging to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) continue to claim responsibility for attacks on American bases in the region in response to US and Israeli military operations...
Op-eds
Iraqi Shiite militias join the war between Israel, the US, and Iran with drone attacks
Iraqi militias claimed 16 drone attacks against “enemy bases in Iraq and the region” following American and Israeli airstrikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States and Israel launched a...
Op-eds
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...