Kataib Hezbollah

Iraqi militias eager for three-way hostage exchange for Elizabeth Tsurkov

Elizabeth Tsurkov disappeared in March 2023, with Kataib Hezbollah, an organization closely associated with Iran, being blamed for the kidnapping.

Iraqi FM 'categorically denies' status reports of Israeli-Russian hostage

The Iraqi Foreign Minister said that his country's Prime Minister was "making great efforts to release," Israeli-Russian hostage Tsurkov.

Iraqi FM: Russian-Israeli hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov alive, Iraq working on her release

She has been held by the Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah since March 2023.

23/01/2025

Iraq wants Iran-backed factions to lay down weapons, foreign minister says

The push comes with a backdrop of seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen Iran's armed allies in Gaza and Lebanon heavily degraded and Syria's government overthrown by rebels.

By REUTERS
16/01/2025

Pro-Iran militias in Iraq may move away from Syria border

The point of the report is that the Iraqis want to show that the militias who played a role in Syria will now not just be in Iraq, but will be moved away from the border.

How will the fall of Assad impact Iranian-backed militias in Iraq?

Now that the Assad regime has collapsed, the Iraqi militias face a dilemma.

Will Iranian-backed militias in Iraq march to Syria? Orders awaited

Moving Iraqi militias into Syria would be Iran’s way of both preventing spillover and adding fuel to the fire.

Iranian militias in Iraq could take center stage against Israel

Other groups, such as Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq, are closely aligned with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and have carried out attacks on US troops in Iraq and Jordan.

'Fully coordinated with Iran': Iraqi militias seek to ally with Islamic Republic on Israel response

These speculations come after Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei promised a "crushing response" to Israel's October 26 attack.

Recent IDF casualties show deadly drone threat from Iraq, Yemen is increasing

The Iranian-backed drone programs that proliferated in the Middle East in recent years have become increasingly deadly.

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