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U.S.-Saudi Attack on Iraqi Militias Risks Drawing Them into War

30 juillet 2026 à 00:00
Iran-aligned militias in Iraq were under growing pressure to disarm, but the latest strikes may embolden them to get more deeply involved in the war.

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Mourners carried a coffin draped in the Iranian flag during a funeral for those killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, in Mosul on Wednesday

What to Know About Iraq’s Militias

29 juillet 2026 à 13:36
At least 20 fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi militias with ties to Iran, were killed in a wave of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes.

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Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces march during a funeral in Baghdad last March for members killed in airstrikes that month.

What to Know About Iraq’s Militias

29 juillet 2026 à 12:42
At least 20 fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi militias with ties to Iran, were killed in a wave of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes.

© Hadi Mizban/Associated Press

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces march during a funeral in Baghdad last March for members killed in airstrikes that month.
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