Militia
Saudi airstrikes targeted militias in Iraq during war with Iran
Saudi warplanes reportedly struck Iran-backed militias in Iraq, targeting key sites as tensions escalated in the Gulf region during the ongoing conflict.
Iraq downplays reports of ‘secret’ Israeli base, while sending troops to find it - analysis
Iranian regime relying on foreign militias to bolster security efforts, suppress protests - report
Fourteen Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing, ambush in Bannu
Libya central bank governor flees in fear for his life, FT says
The crisis over the control of the Central Bank of Libya creates yet another level of instability in the country, a major oil producer.
Iran uses proxy militias in Iraq to pressure the US - analysis
Iran is prodding militias to increase threats to the US in Iraq in order to see if the US will pressure Israel not to strike harder at Hezbollah.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
