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Two IRGC militants killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Damascus area. December 2, 2023

Iran threatens response to killing of IRGC officers in Syria strike

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Military vehicles of US soldiers are seen at the al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, January 13, 2020.

Five Iran-backed fighters killed in preemptive US airstrike in Iraq

Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (Hashid Shaabi) are seen at a march during the funeral of members of Shi'ite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq

Iraqi militia leader continues to threaten US - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Lebanese Hezbollah supporters attend a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon November 18, 2023

Israel at war: What does Hezbollah accomplish by fighting IDF? - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Mass grave of victims of the Farhud, 1941. Scanning of a page from the book 'Iraq' (edited by Haim Saadoun), published by the Ministry of Education and the Ben - Zvi, Jerusalem

I survived a pogrom in Iraq 82 years ago. I know where Hamas’ extremism will lead - opinion

By Joseph Samuels/JTA

A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019.

US eliminates Iran-backed militants in Iraq amid continued rocket, drone attacks

Smoke rises over Lebanon, as seen from Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, November 12, 2023

Hezbollah fires over 1,000 rockets, Israel warns Iran's proxies

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Iraqi speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi appears during a vote in Sudani's cabinet at the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, October 27, 2022.

Iraq parliament speaker accused of 'normalization' with Israel

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

moke rises after an alleged Turkish strike on Hasakah, Syria, October 5, 2023

Another US service member injured during attacks in Iraq, Syria

By REUTERS

People take part in the funeral of Hezbollah member Abbas Shuman, who was killed in southern Lebanon amid tension between Israel and Hezbollah, during his funeral, in Baalbek, Lebanon, October 23, 2023

US issues sanctions targeting group in Iraq it says is behind recent attacks

By REUTERS

Armed men hold up their weapons as Houthi supporters rally to show support to Palestinian factions, in Sanaa, Yemen October 7, 2023

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

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A Hezbollah flag and a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah are pictured along a street, near Sidon, Lebanon July 7, 2020

Video purports to show Israeli-Russian academic kidnapped in Iraq

By REUTERS

US Air Force F-15 fighter flies over the Amari military airfield, Estonia February 1, 2022.

US strikes Iranian facility in eastern Syria after weeks of Iran-backed attacks

A man carries a giant flag made of flags of Iran, Palestine, Syria and Hezbollah, during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Feburary 2016

Iran seeks 'single front' against US and Israel from Syria-Iraq - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019.

Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah threatens escalation if Blinken visits Baghdad

Muqtada al-Sadr

Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls for closure of US embassy in Iraq

By REUTERS

Members of the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, board a C-17 Globemaster III to forward deploy to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of exercise Agile Lightning from Al Dhafra Air Base, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Iran-backed militia threatens UAE, Kuwait in response to Israel-Hamas war

A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Iran cuts military service, warns Israel and US of escalation

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN