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.
Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Baghdad. July 25, 2014(photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS)Updated: 
