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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 497

Popular Mobilization Force

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)
December 23, 2024, 3:11 pm
Iraqi militias reportedly agree to end drone attacks on Israel
Source tells Hezbollah-aligned al-Akhbar outlet that agreement was made with Baghdad government to end assaults due to volatile situation in region, uncertainty over Trump policies
By ToI Staff
A Syrian official flag lies on the ground as opposition fighters stand on the tarmac of the Aleppo international airport in Aleppo, December 2. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
December 2, 2024, 10:02 pm
Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels, but Hezbollah said staying out of fight
While hundreds of members of Iran-backed militias are backing Assad’s forces, Lebanese terror group still licking its wounds after 14 months of fighting it initiated against Israel
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A screenshot of video from social media shows fire after a reported airstrike on a military base used by a coalition of pro-Iran militias in Iraq, early April 20, 2024. (X video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 20, 2024, 8:01 am
Blast rocks base used by Iraqi coalition of Iran-allied militias; US denies involvement
Iraq says one killed, no jets or drones in area at time of explosion; military official says blast was in ‘warehouses storing equipment’; Israeli official: Nothing to do with us
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
File: US army soldiers, part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, walk around at the K1 Air Base northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq before a planned US pullout on March 29, 2020. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
January 25, 2024, 10:08 pm
Iraq, US agree to start talks on phased withdrawal of US-led military coalition
US secretary of defense says countries will shift to ‘enduring bilateral security partnership’; US official says announcement unrelated to surge in attacks on bases since Oct. 7
By TARA COPP and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Ambulances line up in front of a building used by the the Iraqi militia group Hezbollah al-Nujaba after it was hit by an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
January 4, 2024, 1:42 pm
US says strike kills pro-Iran militia commander at its HQ in Baghdad
PMF leader’s vehicle hit, according to US official; paramilitary force says Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi ‘martyred’ in attack
By Agencies
Footage purportedly showing the aftermath of airstrikes by unidentified jets in the Syrian town of Boukamal, near the Iraqi border, December 30, 2023. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 30, 2023, 8:26 pm
4 Hezbollah members killed in strikes near Syria-Iraq border
Airstrikes target convoy, weapons depot after pro-Iran militia attack on US military base in Erbil; US denies it conducted defensive strikes; Aleppo hit in alleged Israeli strike
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Elizabeth Tsurkov in an undated photo (social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 9, 2023, 6:11 pm
Report: Tehran set up Russian-Israeli’s abduction in Iraq to secure Iranian’s release
London daily Asharq Al-Awsat says Islamic Republic looking to swap Elizabeth Tsurkov, possibly for prisoner Israel says is Revolutionary Guard operative
By Lazar Berman
Iran-linked fighters with a portrait of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Baghdad, Iraq, during a parade marking Quds Day, July 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
May 8, 2023, 11:44 am
Leaked US intel files: Iran smuggling weapons hidden in earthquake relief to Syria
Citing classified assessment and Israeli military official, Washington Post says Iranian proxies in Iraq are working with Quds Force to ferry arms across border, including drones
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Image taken from video footage provided by Iranian military on September 29, 2022, shows a missile launched during an attack targeting the Iraqi Kurdish region. (Iranian military via AP)
February 1, 2023, 11:20 am
Iran-backed group claims rocket attack on Turkish base in Kurdish Iraq
Kurd officials say eight missiles fired at Turkey’s Zilkan camp in Nineveh province; two scored hits but did not cause damage or injuries
By SALAR SALIM
This photo provided by Iraqi Parliament Information Office shows ministers of the new Iraqi government being sworn in during the parliamentary session to vote on the new government in Baghdad, Iraq, October 27, 2022. (Iraqi Parliament Information Office via AP)
October 28, 2022, 11:44 am
Iraqi parliament approves new government, ending yearlong stalemate
Headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, cabinet excludes followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr following August street violence that left at least 30 dead
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Popular Mobilization Forces and their supporters light candles at Baghdad's international airport on the first anniversary of the killing of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the PMF and Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds forces, on January 2, 2021. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
January 7, 2021, 2:22 pm
A year later, Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over killing of Iran general
Symbolic move, relating to 2020 drone strike targeting Qassem Soleimani and militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, alleges premeditated murder, which carries death penalty
By AP
Illustrative: Popular Mobilization Forces members stand by a burning truck after a drone attack blamed on Israel near Qaim border crossing, in Anbar province, Iraq, August 25, 2019. (AP Photo)
January 24, 2020, 4:43 am
Unidentified aircraft reportedly strike Hezbollah base in Iraq
Attack targets terrorist group headquarters in al-Qaim, near Syrian border, with no confirmed casualties, according to Arabic media reports
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A picture taken on November 12, 2018, from al-Qaim in Iraq's border al-Anbar province shows the Syrian border city of Abu Kamal in the Deir Ezzor region. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
January 10, 2020, 4:39 am
8 said killed in airstrike on pro-Iranian militia in eastern Syria
Israel accused of attack on arms depots, vehicles carrying missiles, amid simmering tensions following Soleimani killing; US-led military coalition denies carrying out strike
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Fighters with Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, wave Iraqi flags while mourners and family members prepare to bury the body of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias who was killed in a US airstrike in Iraq, during his funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, January 8, 2020. (Anmar Khalil/AP)
January 9, 2020, 10:28 am
Iraq set for conflict, even if US and Iran deescalate
Analysts warn pro-Iranian militias may continue to seek revenge for slaying of senior commander and that there is no obvious mediator to calm tensions in the country
By Maya Gebeily
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