Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, Syrian and Iraqi sources said on Monday, and Tehran pledged to aid the Damascus government. CBC | World News
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Hijack horror as Israeli cargo ship stormed by ‘Iran-backed militia’ in Red Sea
Armed militants from the Houthi rebels group from Yemen have reportedly hijacked the Israeli-flagged vessel. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »5 Iran-backed militia members killed in airstrike: Iraq official
An Iraqi official says an airstrike north of Baghdad has hit two cars carrying members of Iran-backed militia, one day after a U.S. airstrike killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. CBC | World News
Read More »Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Dozens of angry Iraqi Shia militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge after U.S. airstrikes
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed Iraqi militia bases, a move that could plunge Iraq further into the heart of a proxy conflict between Washington and Tehran. CBC | World News
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