(Worthy Insights) – Before the US election, the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq were increasing their drone threats to Israel. They have been launching drones and making more statements about potential involvement in attacks on Israel. The militias are part of the larger Iranian-backed milieu in the region.
There is no doubt that Iranian messaging after the US election is that Tehran and its axis of “resistance” will continue their attacks. Ali Fadavi, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said, “Iran and the Resistance Front are ready, and the Zionists cannot confront us, and they must await our response.”
The Iraqi militias represent a clear and present danger to Israel and the region, as well as to US troops in Iraq and Syria. During the first Trump administration, the militias increased their power and role in Iraq, many bolstered after ISIS invaded in 2014, and recruited based on a fatwa by Ayatollah Ali Sistani. After 2017, they then turned their recruits to conduct other operations in Iraq, with some moving towards threats to Israel – including Kataib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba. [ Source (Read More…) ]