militia

 A view of a damaged building following missile attacks, in Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024

Six injured and at least one Iraqi fighter killed in explosion north of Baghdad

Two different explosive devices were detonated at the checkpoint on Saturday evening, according to the Iraqi Security Media Cell.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
26/05/2024

China steps up grey-zone warfare to exhaust Taiwan, defense report says

Without resorting to open combat, in recent years, China has been harassing Taiwan in an effort to exhaust them, according to Taiwan.

By REUTERS
07/03/2024

International community must band together to solve ME militia problem - opinion

The rise of militias in the Middle East places the fate of the region in a balance, with a joint international operational effort needed to defeat these groups and achieve stability

Sirens heard at US Embassy in Iraq - report

The event came within a half hour of reports that the United States and Britain had begun striking Houthi targets in Yemen, and if it was indeed an attack, it was presumably an act of retaliation. 

JustGiving backs down on withheld funds for IDF ‘militia’ phone chargers

The fundraising site had originally refused to pay out the over £20,000 raised for portable chargers for IDF soldiers, arguing that the funds could be used to "support a militia."

Iranian militia behind drone to Eilat sent another intercepted aircraft

The "Imam Hussein Brigade" was established in 2016, and it is headed by a man who calls himself Dou Al-Fakkar, a son of the Shiite village of Hanawiya in southern Lebanon.

By AMIR BOHBOT/WALLA!
10/11/2023
Muqtada al-Sadr

Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls for closure of US embassy in Iraq

Some 800 supporters of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), an umbrella group of mainly Shi'ite militia, departed from Baghdad last week in buses for the Iraqi-Jordanian border.

By REUTERS
27/10/2023

Iraqi militias may be preparing for attacks, US experts say

A new Washington Institute report finds that Iraqi militias are using the type of coded language that has historically preceded attacks on US targets.

By CLINT VAN WINKLE/THE MEDIA LINE
19/10/2023

Palestinians in Gaza launch rocket-themed perfume

Bottles of the different scents will represent different Palestinian factions and militia groups.

US calls out Turkey's Syrian proxies for 'extensive human rights abuses' - opinion

BEHIND THE LINES: There are no independent enclaves remaining in Syria today. Everyone is working for someone else. In the case of northwest Syria, the Islamist factions that rule work for Turkey.

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