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MILITIAS BATTLE FOR IRAQ

MILITIAS BATTLE FOR IRAQ

Rival Shiite militias clashed in Iraq last week, as a power struggle between infamous cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his political opponents spilled over from parliament into the streets of the heart of Baghdad’s “Green Zone” on Monday night. At least 30 people were killed in the capital, as the troubled nation edged closer to all-out civil war for the first time in over a decade.

US STRIKES IRAQI MILITIAS IN SYRIA

US STRIKES IRAQI MILITIAS IN SYRIA

The Pentagon confirmed airstrikes against Iranian-backed Shiite militias along the Syrian-Iraqi border on Thursday evening, after the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced that those responsible for last week’s rocket attack against the US base near Erbil, Iraq had been identified.

IRANIAN-LINKED MILITIA ATTACKS KURDISH HQ IN BAGHDAD

IRANIAN-LINKED MILITIA ATTACKS KURDISH HQ IN BAGHDAD

Rioters displaying the flags of Iranian-sponsored PMU militias stormed the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK) in Baghdad on Saturday. After setting the building on fire, a crowd gathered on the street outside to burn the flag of Kurdistan.