Pro-Iranian forces in Syria warn US of response to air strikes

Pro-Iranian forces in Syria have said they have a “long arm” to respond to further United States air strikes on their positions, after tit-for-tat missile and drone attacks in Syria over the last 24 hours.

Sadrist Movement Calls On Militias To Leave Baghdads Green Zone

The Sadrist movement on Tuesday called on all armed militias to leave the Green Zone in Baghdad.

Iraqi Forces Warn Turkish Aggression Will Not Go Unanswered | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- The secretary general of Iraq's Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq movement, which is a part of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd Al-Sha’abi, warned resistance fighters will give an adequate response to the latest Turkish military aggression on the Arab country.

Iraqi Groups Condemn Rocket Attack on Baghdad Airport | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- Popular Iraqi groups condemned a recent rocket attack on Baghdad International Airport compound, saying such “suspicious” moves are aimed at destabilizing the Arab country.

Iraqi Forces Launch Operation to Clear Diyala Areas of Daesh Terrorists - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Iraq’s anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU – also known as Hashd al-Shaabi), began an operation to remove Daesh remnants from villages and rural regions near the Iranian border in the eastern province of Diyala.

US Choppers Recorded Transferring Daesh Terrorists Across Iraq: PMU Leader - Tasnim News Agency

 (Tasnim) – A leader of the Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), revealed that US military helicopters were recorded with thermal cameras, transferring Daesh terrorists to various areas across the country.

U.S. tells U.N. that weekend airstrikes aimed to deter Iran | THE DAILY STAR

The United States told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that it targeted Iran-backed militia in Syria and Iraq with airstrikes to deter the militants and Tehran from conducting or supporting further attacks on U.S. personnel or facilities.

Nach US-Luftangriffen: Symbolisches Begräbnis für getötete irakische Kämpfer

 

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Rockets Hit US Military Base in Eastern Syria Day After US Airstrike on Militia - Reports - Sputnik International

The day after US Air Force airstrikes targeted a militia group on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border, a rocket attack has been reported against a US base in eastern Syria.

Iraq calls U.S. blacklisting of militia leader 'unacceptable' - TODAY

 Iraq denounced on Saturday as "unacceptable" a U.S. decision to blacklist the leader of a state umbrella group for mainly Iran-backed Shi'ite militia.

U.S. House to vote on limiting Trump's power to hit Iran militarily

The U.S. House will vote Thursday on a war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump's ability to strike Iran militarily following a pair of missile strikes by Tehran against U.S.-held bases in Iraq.

‘Act of international terrorism’: Iran vows ‘vigorous revenge’ on US after Quds Force chief killed in US airstrike

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif denounced a series of US airstrikes that killed the chief of the elite Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, as international terrorism, warning the US about consequences of its “rogue adventurism.”

Iran’s Supreme Leader hits back at Trump’s ‘big price’ threat, says US ‘took revenge’ for defeating ISIS

Giving a sharp rebuke to Donald Trump’s threat to make Iran pay for an attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said tirades like this usually end up nowhere.

US gave clearance to Israel to assassinate Iranian general Suleimani, report claims

The United States has allegedly given Israel permission to assassinate a top Iranian special forces commander who was the mastermind behind Tehran's military operations across the Middle East, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported on Monday.

Iraqi PM Slams Tillerson’s Comments against Popular Forces

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi dismissed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s remarks against Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) as an example of interference in the internal affairs of the Arab country.

Iraqi Army Refutes Claims About Coalition's Strike on Militia on Syria's Border

The US-led coalition has not conducted any attack against the Sayed Al-Shuhada Brigade, a government-backed Iraqi Shia militia group, in Anbar province on the Syrian-Iraqi border, the Iraqi Army said in a statement on Wednesday.

Après l'Etat islamique, un empire iranien ? Henry Kissinger s'inquiète de l'expansion chiite

L'ancien secrétaire d'Etat américain Henry Kissinger a assuré que l'Iran pourrait profiter de l'effondrement de Daesh au Moyen-Orient pour étendre son influence en créant une ceinture territoriale allant de Téhéran à Beyrouth.

Iraqi Forces Resume Operations to Liberate Tal Afar from ISIL Terrorists Soon

Commander of “Nineveh, We’re Coming” operations lieutenant general Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah stressed Saturday that the fourth phase of the operations will be launched soon to liberate Tal Afar and other areas in order to regain the whole province from ISIL terrorists.

Iran to Ignore Demands of Syrian Opposition to Withdraw Foreign Militias

The demands of the Syrian opposition to withdraw Hezbollah and Iranian militias from Syria are "mean and weak," Iran will not consider them, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Ansari told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Iraq's parliament passes law legalising Shia militias (Popular Mobilisation Forces)

The Iraqi parliament has passed a bill recognising the Shia militia fighters, the Popular Mobilisation Forces, as a government entity operating alongside the military.