Tag: Kataib Hezbollah

U.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Groups in Iraq in Round of Retaliation

The strikes followed an attack hours earlier by members of Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups on Erbil air base in Iraq that injured three American service members, officials said.

Once, This Was Iraqi Farmland. Now It’s Controlled by an Iran-Linked Militia

Iran-backed forces are assembling drones and retrofitting rockets in the territory of an American ally. They are used in attacks on U.S. outposts in Iraq and Syria.

Israel-Hamas War Threatens Wider Inferno in Middle East

The conflict is inflaming tensions across the region, where many of the problems that fueled uprisings and conflicts a decade ago remain unresolved.

My Friend, Elizabeth Tsurkov, Has Been Kidnapped in Iraq. Who Will Help Her?

Elizabeth Tsurkov, the Russian-Israeli researcher who has been kidnapped in Iraq, took risks in pursuit of knowledge, understanding and doing what she felt was right.

Elizabeth Tsurkov Held for Months in Iraq by Militia Linked to Iran

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli researcher, was seized in late March by an Iraqi Shiite group shortly after leaving a Baghdad cafe, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.