US Iraq Withdrawal confronts hardline militias that refuse to disarm, threatening Baghdad’s sovereignty and Iran’s expanding corridor of armed proxies.
Browsing: Militias
Iraq and Lebanon share the same sectarian disease. External pressure now offers both a rare opening for reform.
Postwar Iran seeks a regional role, but Gulf states stay divided over ties while militias and economic tensions complicate cooperation.
Iran-backed militias resist disarmament as Tehran shields weapons, leaving Prime Minister Zaidi’s authority weakened and Baghdad’s security unresolved.
Iran pressures Iraqi militias to keep weapons as Barrack vetoes posts and oil collapse erodes Zaidi’s authority.
Iraq’s omission from US-Iran talks reveals a quiet shift in how Tehran maintains influence inside Baghdad’s political system.
Iraqi militias trade resistance rhetoric for political survival as external pressures and institutional stakes reshape their strategic priorities.
Iran’s juntocracy deepens control over Iraqi Shia networks, blocking al-Zaidi’s bid to disarm militias and reclaim state sovereignty.
Regional powers tighten the noose on Iraq’s Iran-backed Iraqi militias after 966 attacks on Kurdistan spark direct airstrikes and diplomatic ultimatums.
Can Zaidi reshape the US-Iraq relationship, or will militias and quota politics sink Washington’s gamble?