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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 535

Iran-backed militias

A national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)
December 21, 2024, 5:43 pm
Tehran protests US arrests of Iranians linked to bombing of American base
January attack in Jordan killed three American troops; ‘We consider these arrests in violation of international law,’ says Iranian foreign ministry
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Popular Mobilization Forces burn representations of US and Israeli flags during al-Quds Day in Baghdad, Iraq, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan, File)
November 19, 2024, 3:24 am
Israel urges UN to push Iraq to take ‘immediate action’ against Iran-backed militias
FM Gideo Sa’ar calls on Iraqi government to rein in the paramilitaries, warns Israel ready will take ‘all necessary measures to protect itself and its citizens
By AFP and ToI Staff
Members of an Iraqi Shiite militant group attend the funeral of a fighter with the Kataeb Hezbollah terror militia who was killed in a US airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 1, 2024, 9:52 am
Iraq trying to reel in Iran-backed groups to prevent confrontation with Israel
Tehran said to have denied Baghdad’s requests to have pro-Iran militias in Iraq discontinue strikes on Israel and US forces in region
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Protesters in the Jordanian capital Amman fly flags of the Muslim Brotherhood as they rally in support of Palestinians amid Israel-Hamas war on January 27, 2023. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP)
May 15, 2024, 11:02 am
Jordan thwarts Iran-led plan to carry out acts of sabotage in kingdom — sources
Weapons allegedly sent by Iranian-backed militias in Syria to a Muslim Brotherhood cell in the kingdom that has links to Hamas
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather at Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
April 14, 2024, 9:05 pm
Iran hails proxies for joining attack on Israel; IDF strikes Hezbollah in response
Lebanese terror group, Houthi rebels in Yemen and Iraqi militias fire projectiles at Jewish state in tandem with launch of missiles and drones from Iranian soil
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, Oct. 14, 2023. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)
March 16, 2024, 6:45 am
Iran reportedly pushed US to broker Gaza ceasefire during secret talks in Oman
NYT reports that US in turn asked for Tehran to halt attacks by its proxies in Yemen, Iraq and Syria, which Iranian officials claim they can’t do unless fighting ends in Gaza
By ToI Staff
This photograph shared by Indian navy on the X platform shows a firefighting team from Indian Navy vessel INS Kolkata responding to a fire on Liberian-flagged Merchant ship MSC Sky II caused due to a suspected drone/missile attack in the Gulf of Aden, March 5, 2024. (Indian Navy on X via AP)
March 6, 2024, 7:48 pm
In first, Yemen’s Houthis kill sailors in attack on commercial ship
Vessel in Gulf of Aden no longer under command of crew, 2 of whom were killed, and survivors have abandoned ship; rebels vow to keep up attacks until ‘siege on Gaza is lifted’
By Jon Gambrell and TARA COPP
Civil defense members gather at the site of a burned vehicle targeted by a US drone strike in east Baghdad, Iraq, February 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
February 7, 2024, 11:35 pm
US drone strike in Baghdad kills senior commander of Iran-backed militia
Paramilitary officials say 2 other members of Kataeb Hezbollah, which US suspects led deadly attack on American forces, killed in car with Wissam Mohammed ‘Abu Bakr’ al-Saadi
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on their armored vehicles, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria, September 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
February 5, 2024, 2:00 pm
At least 6 Kurdish fighters killed in drone attack on Syrian base housing US troops
Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for strike, two days after US and UK bombed sites linked to Iran-backed militias; Kurdish-led group reserves right to retaliate
By AP and ToI Staff
A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. The damage caused by the drone strike can be seen in the center-left of the photo. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
February 3, 2024, 11:04 pm
After US strikes, Iranian proxy says it doesn’t seek further conflict with US
Spokesperson for Iran-backed militia in Iraq says targeted sites were largely ‘devoid of fighters and military personnel’ but other sources reported casualties
By AP and ToI Staff
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin US said he sees no indication that Hamas plans to attack US troops currently in Gaza. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
February 1, 2024, 9:50 pm
US defense chief Austin hints major strike on Iranian proxies imminent
Secretary of defense says time has come for unprecedented action against militias’ capabilities after servicemen killed in Jordan, repeated Houthi attacks in Red Sea
By TARA COPP, Lolita C. Baldor and Jon Gambrell
A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. The damage caused by the drone strike can be seen in the center-left of the photo. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
February 1, 2024, 9:13 am
US blames Iran proxies for deadly Jordan strike, weighs response
Since beginning of Israel-Hamas war, 166 attacks undertaken by Iranian-backed militias against American targets in the region
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden speaks at St. John Baptist Church in Columbia, SC, on January 28, 2024. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
January 30, 2024, 11:33 pm
Biden, determined to avoid regional war, seen as unlikely to strike inside Iran
After 3 US troops killed in Jordan, president has to respond with force, but he also has elections coming up, and is working to hammer out a hostage deal in Gaza
By Lazar Berman
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan, on Oct. 12, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
January 29, 2024, 11:50 pm
Drone that killed American troops in Jordan may have been mistaken for US craft
Explanation for how enemy drone evaded US air defenses comes as White House says it’s not looking for war with Iran, even as Biden vows retaliatory action
By AP
Illustrative: Jordanian soldiers patrol near the eastern Jordan-Syria border, in al-Washash, Mafraq governorate, Jordan, on February 17, 2022, during a media tour organized by the Jordanian army. (AP Photo/ Raad Adayleh/ File)
January 28, 2024, 8:35 pm
US says 3 troops killed, 25 hurt in drone attack in Jordan; Biden: ‘We shall respond’
President blames Iran-backed militias for strike on American soldiers near Syria border; Amman claims attack took place on Syrian side of frontier
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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