MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : WHO’S BEHIND THE BLOODY ATTACK ON US EMBASSY BAGHDAD / IRANIAN PROXIES ! – DETAILED REPORT

8m  1 Jan 2019  –  Today  @SecPompeo

singled out Iraq’s Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Badr organization and leader of the second largest Iraqi political party as an Iranian proxy involved in abetting the attack on the embassy, who is Amiri, and why does he matter most of all

Pompeo names Iraqi Badr militia leader Hadi al-Amiri as Iranian proxy

Hadi al-Amir is one of Iraq’s most powerful men. He was also considered a key figure in the post-ISIS Iraq, one that some US officials once believed they could work with, despite his views.

jpost.com

 

Seth Frantzman@sfrantzman –  7m  1 Jan 2019

This is part of a series also in which I cover Kataib Hezbollah, who are they and how they went from IRGC franchise to target of US airstrikes

What is Kataib Hezbollah, the group the US attacked in Iraq and Syria

Hezbollah is one of the most important of the pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and a group with an extensive role in the Middle East..

 

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