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Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond have held demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israels blockade and Israeli airstrikes.

Associated Press Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond held demonstrations Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes in the wake of a brutal incursion into southern Israel by fighters from the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza. Demonstrators headed to Israeli military […]

Associated Press Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond held demonstrations Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes in the wake of a brutal incursion into southern Israel by fighters from the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza. Demonstrators headed to Israeli military […]

Navigating the confusing Iraqi electoral landscape is just one of many obstacles in the way of reformers, but if emerging political reformist players can form a unified front, put forth a concrete political platform, and resist being coopted by ruling powers, then there is a real possibility for substantive political change in the upcoming elections.

Against the backdrop of the fighting between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip headed by Hamas, following the deadly Hamas attack against the communities adjacent to Gaza on the morning of October 7, 2023, dubbed by Hamas Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, there are increasing reports in the Arab media about growing efforts by Iran and the militias it supports to

Iraq's "resistance" militias all rhetorically supported the attack on Israel, but with interesting differences: Badr threatened Americans, while others seemed to downplay potential involvement.

Iranian proxies have established a “resistance operations room” to help Hamas during the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, Iraqi sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. A senior commander in an Iraqi faction engaged in reconnaissance in Lebanon said the Israeli army postponed its ground operation in Gaza in anticipation of any reaction from the Iran proxies. On Sunday, Asharq Al-Awsat reported that the leaders of several Iraqi factions loyal to Iran have headed to Syria and Lebanon in wake of t...

On October 14, 2023, the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that delegations of military officials from Iran-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militias have recently arrived in Syria and Lebanon, in order to gather information and coordinate their activities with "local" militias ahead of their possible involvement in the conflict with Israel. The report emphasizes that

The leaders of several Iraqi factions loyal to Iran have headed to Syria and Lebanon in wake of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, informed Iraqi sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The sources said the leaders were accompanied by groups of fighters, whose task, at the moment, seems aimed at assessing the situation on the ground and following up with groups in Syria and Lebanon along border regions.

Iran-backed militias within the Coordination Framework are leading the call to criminalize alternative lifestyles and celebrating the murder of a queer Iraqi through their social media platforms.