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Iran War Blowback: Iraqi Resistance Targets US Forces

April 3, 2026 Robert Inlakesh, Mintpress News. , , ,
The US-Israeli attack on Iran has revived a 23 year old war front in Iraq, a blowback against the US military that continues over two decades after the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. Unlike in 2003, today’s Iraqi resistance is proving capable of successfully combating American forces and it appears to be adapting tactics used in the Russia-Ukraine war. A force, born out of the disastrous rise of Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq, is now turning its guns on another invading army, reviving bad blood between Washington and Baghdad that spans decades. The Iraqi front in the ongoing regional war could prove to be one of the most decisive, as the Popular Mobilisation Units (PMU/PMF/Hashd al-Sha’abi) could muster up to 250,000 fighters if fully mobilised.

Top PMU Commander, Fighters Killed In New US Strikes On Iraq

March 25, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
A top commander in the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and over a dozen others were killed in US airstrikes on Iraq overnight, marking yet another escalation by Washington and Tel Aviv against the country.  The US strikes hit a headquarters and killed at least 15 fighters as well as PMU operations commander in Anbar province, Saad al-Bayji.  “In a blatant and cowardly attack, the commander of the Anbar Operations in the Popular Mobilization Forces, Saad Dua al-Bayji, was martyred along with a group of his heroic comrades following a treacherous American airstrike that targeted the command headquarters while they were performing their national duty,” the PMU said in a statement on 24 March.

Armed Struggle Liberates Iraq After 23 Years Of Occupation

March 24, 2026 Nate Bear, Scheer Post. , , ,
After weeks of attacks by Iraqi resistance groups, the US and NATO yesterday began evacuating all of their military personnel from Victoria Base in Baghdad. They are unlikely to return. This is an unprecedented, momentous achievement, and follows the January withdrawal of US and NATO troops from the Ain al-Asad airbase after years of attacks. These withdrawals mean the US presence in Iraq is now confined to Kurdistan. Iraqi fighters, with the support of Iran, have effectively decolonised their country, 23 years after the US invasion, and six years after Iraq’s parliament voted to expel US forces.

Kataib Hezbollah Halts Attacks On US Embassy In Baghdad

March 20, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
On 19 March, Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah announced a five-day pause in attacks on the US Embassy in Baghdad, contingent upon Israel halting its attacks on Beirut and ceasing bombardments in Iraqi cities, as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to expand throughout West Asia. The group said its secretary-general “issued orders to suspend operations targeting the US Embassy in Baghdad for a period of five days,” warning that “the response will be immediate” if the terms are violated. The terms include Israel “cease the destruction and bombardment of the southern suburbs in Beirut,” and called for “a commitment to not bomb residential areas in Baghdad and the provinces,” as well as “the withdrawal of CIA elements from their positions and keeping them inside the embassy.”

Six Americans Killed After US Refuelling Jet Crashes In Iraq

March 13, 2026 Middle East Eye. , , , , ,
The US announced on Friday that all six of its soldiers aboard a KC-135 refuelling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq a day earlier have been killed. "The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during Operation Epic Fury," US Central Command, the Pentagon's Middle East hub, said on X. "The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," Centcom asserted. "The identities of the service members are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified." The deaths bring the total number of US personnel killed since 28 February and the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran to 13.

Thousands Of Iraqis Volunteer To Defend Iran Against US Attack

February 8, 2026 Alex MacDonald, Middle East Eye. , , ,
Thousands of Iraqis have signed a pledge to help defend Iran in the event of a US attack on the Islamic Republic. According to a statement, almost 5,000 people in Iraq's Diyala province gathered to declare their intent to defend both Iraq and its eastern neighbour, as well as Iran-backed armed groups, "without any compensation". “We announce our readiness to volunteer to support our security forces, the Popular Mobilisation Forces, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and we categorically reject American intervention in the Islamic Republic,” the statement read.

Iraq’s Coordination Framework Reaffirms Support For Maliki As PM

February 2, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Iraq's Shia political bloc reiterated its support on 1 February for nominating Nouri al-Maliki as the next prime minister, following threats from US President Donald Trump warning against Maliki's return to power. The Coordination Framework issued a statement on Saturday affirming "its support for its nominee, Nouri Kamel al-Maliki, for the premiership." "Choosing the prime minister is an exclusively Iraqi constitutional matter … free from foreign interference," the statement added. Maliki served as prime minister from 2006 to 2014, when US president Barack Obama insisted he step down amid a US-backed ISIS invasion of the country.

Iraq Can Only Disarm Militias Once US Troops Leave The Country

November 4, 2025 Middle East Eye. , , ,
Iraq will only be able to disarm its militias after US troops leave the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told Reuters in an interview on Monday. Sudani’s comments come ahead of Iraq's highly anticipated parliamentary elections on 11 November. Sudani is balancing between Washington, which is critical for Iraq’s dollar transactions, and neighbouring Iran, which backs a constellation of mainly Shia militias called the Popular Mobilisation Forces. Sudani is courting public support ahead of elections as he seeks a second term in office.

US Issues ‘Final Warning’ To Baghdad Over Iraqi Resistance Factions

November 3, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
The US has issued its “final” and “most serious” warning to Iraq regarding the Iran-linked resistance factions in the country, according to Iraqi Defense Minister Thabit al-Abbasi. Abbasi said in an interview over the weekend that Washington’s latest message “concerns armed factions and includes a direct threat in the event that those factions carry out any operations in response to what Washington intends to do in the region near Iraq in the coming days.” No further details were provided on what exactly these US operations would entail. The minister said the message was relayed during a call with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Hegseth ended the call by saying "This is your final warning... and you know very well how the current administration will respond," Abbasi went on to say.

Washington Prepares For Troop Withdrawal From Baghdad

August 17, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
The US army is preparing to start withdrawing troops from several sites in Iraq, including in the capital Baghdad, and will relocate them to the northern city of Erbil in the country’s autonomous Kurdistan region, according to Al-Sumeriya. An Iraqi government source told the outlet on 17 August that "the international coalition will withdraw from Ain al-Assad base, Baghdad airport, and the Joint Operations Command toward the city of Erbil." The source added that "the withdrawal of coalition forces will take place in September, in implementation of the agreement between Baghdad and Washington," noting that "the military trainers will remain in the country and have nothing to do with the withdrawal of international coalition forces."

Iran Security Chief In Baghdad For Talks On ‘Next Phase’ Of Resistance Axis

August 11, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
The Secretary-General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, arrived in Baghdad for two days of meetings with Iraqi officials regarding the future of the Axis of Resistance and the political stability of Iraq and the region, Shafaq News Agency reported on 11 August. An informed source told Shafaq that, “Gathering the so-called Axis of Resistance in the region and rearranging its cards, along with Iraq's political role in calming the situation in the region during the next phase, are among the most important files that Larijani brought with him to Baghdad.” The secretary-general “stressed the need to employ tools and redistribute tasks after the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq according to the agreed-upon withdrawal schedule, and to find an official and protocol-based formula for this,” the source added.

Iraqi MPs Reject US Meddling In Law To Institutionalize Anti-ISIS Resistance

August 6, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Iraqi lawmakers have fired back at Washington’s interference in a government bill to further institutionalize the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) into the state.  Mahdi al-Ameri, an Iraqi MP with ties to the PMU, told Rudaw on 5 August that they “will not submit to any external pressures regarding Iraq and Iraq's sovereignty,” adding that the law will serve all Iraqis.  “When we say Popular Mobilization Forces, we have Sunni, Shia, Christian, and Shabak PMUs. Even our Kurdish brothers are present in this institution. This is a security institution linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces,” he added.  The lawmaker stressed that there is a determination to pass the law despite US intervention. 

Chris Hedges: War Deja Vu

June 20, 2025 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. , , , , , , , , ,
There are few differences between the lies told to ignite the war with Iraq and the lies told to ignite a war with Iran. The assessments of our intelligence agencies and international bodies are, as they were during the calls to invade Iraq, airily dismissed for hallucinations. All the old tropes have been resurrected to entice us into another military fiasco. A country that poses no threat to us, or to its neighbors, is on the verge of acquiring a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) that imperils our existence. The country and its leaders embody pure evil. Freedom and democracy are at stake.

Iraqi Shiites Demand Expulsion Of US Troops After Israel Attacks Iran

June 16, 2025 Juan Cole, Scheer Post. , , ,
The Israeli-Iranian War of 2025 has put Iraq in an extremely difficult situation. The country’s Shiite majority sympathizes with Iran and with the Palestinians, and resents Israel’s use of Iraqi airspace to attack their Shiite neighbor. On Sunday the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Soudani met with Thomas Seiler, the European Union ambassador to Iraq. Al-Soudani said on that occasion that what he called “the recent Zionist aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran” represents “a direct threat to security and stability in Iraq and the region.” He said Israel’s attack on Iran was intended to disrupt diplomacy and that it flagrantly violated international laws and norms.

State Of The Palestinian Resistance

May 26, 2025 Julia Kassem, Orinoco Tribune. , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
16 months of brutal genocide and siege have done all but break the Palestinian resistance, which has steadfastly – if not miraculously – fended off and broken the ruthless siege of the Zionist entity. As an official death toll stands at 61,700 – with much more accurate estimates tallying the martyrs at over 300,000, “Israel” has yet again turned to slaughtering civilians. The Palestinian resistance has recruited at least 30,000 new fighters in Gaza, according to conservative estimates earlier this year. Three-quarters of the Resistance’s tunnels remain and the ambushing and fighting both Al-Qassam and Saraya al-Quds continue against an occupation that has mostly withdrawn its ground occupying troops in Gaza while mulling over sending robots into Gaza.
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