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עיראק תומכי מוקתדה א סאדר שורפים דגלי גאווה להט"ב

Under anti-gay law Iraq hunts down LGBTQ people, imprisons anyone who 'behaves like a woman'

Anti-LGBTQ law provides for up to 15 years in prison for those who engage in same-sex relations and 3 years for those who undergo gender reassignment surgery; Saif Ali, who fled Iraq after his family locked him up at home for two years says the 'future looks very dark'

AFP | 04.30.24

המקום בו התבצעה התקיפה המיוחסת לאמריקאים בגבול סוריה- עיראק

Rockets fired from Iraq towards U.S. military base in Syria

Strike is first since February when Iran-backed groups stopped attacking US troops; comes days after major explosion in military base housing pro-Iran militia members; U.S. and Israel deny responsibility

Reuters | 04.21.24

'They greet me with hugs': Israeli travel blogger visits Arab countries amid war

Itzik Balas tells Ynet he continues to visit many parts of Arab world despite multi-front war, and has never been met with hostility; 'Nothing negative has happened to me and I hope it stays that way'

Alexandra Lukash, Lior Ben Ari | 04.17.24

Pro-Iran militia chiefs flee north-east Syria bases fearing Israel strike

UK based human rights group, opposing Assad regime says commanders in all bases in the area of the province of Deir ez-Zur have given themselves the week off and have left

Lior Ben Ari | 04.16.24

Day after assault, Iranian missile fragments found scattered all over Middle East

Social media users across multiple countries have posted images of rocket debris, alleging fragments from Iranian missiles that landed in their regions

Lior Ben Ari | 04.15.24

אליזבט צורקוב עיתונאים חוקרת ישראלית, נחטפה לפני 7 חודשים על ידי ההתנגדות העיראקית

Biden to urge Iraq's prime minister act to release Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov

Senior American source says Biden closely follows the situation and will urge to locate Tsurkov and ensure her swift release

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.12.24

האנגר בבסיס חיל הים באילת שנפגע מכטב"מ ששוגר מעיראק

UAV launched from Iraq hits Gulf of Eilat Israeli naval base, IDF confirms

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which is made up of pro-Iranian militias operating in Iraq and Syria, announced that it had attacked a 'vital target' in Israeli territory.

Yoav Zitun | 04.01.24

Pro-Iranian militias claim their drone hit building in Eilat

Following infiltration of UAV to Eilat region, which hit and lightly damaged a building, terror groups announce they struck a 'vital target' in Israel; It is the first alarm siren in city in 3 weeks

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 04.01.24

חמושים ב מיליציה מיליציות פרו-איראניות ליד המטה שלהם ב בגדד עיראק שהופצץ

Pro-Iran militias constitute new threat for Israel

There is concern that the militias, funded and trained by Iran, could infiltrate from Jordan and carry out large-scale attacks like those on October 7

Nadav Eyal | 03.06.24

Biden's payback: Pro-Iran militia chiefs killed in Baghdad drone strike

U.S. says its forces carried out killing of commanders of the Kataib Hezbollah militia responsible for the attack on a base in Jordan where three American servicemen were killed

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 02.07.24

Biden's calculated offensive targets Iran's regional power structure

Analysis: Strikes on pro-Iran militias in Syria, Iraq, as well as extensive strikes on Houthi infrastructure indicate POTUS aiming for more than retaliatory response for killing of US troops

Ron Ben-Yishai | 02.04.24

U.S. targets Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria

U.S. strikes at least 85 targets in Syria, Iraq

Attacks are first in a multi-tiered response by Biden administration to the deadly strike by Iran-backed militants on U.S. troops; more U.S. military operations expected in the coming days

Reuters | 02.03.24

מוצב Tower 22 בצפון-מזרח ירדן בגבול עם עיראק ו סוריה שבו מוצבים כוחות ארה"ב

Biden approves plans for US strikes on Iranian targets in Iraq, Syria

American trikes come in response to recent drone and rocket attacks directed at US forces in the region in which several troops were killed

Ynetnews | 02.01.24

Iran aims to make Iraq the battlefield for future war with US, experts say

Analysts say that in its unprecedented attack on Erbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, Iran is both trying to save face over its security failures in the Jan. 3 Kerman bombings, and trying to make Iraq the focus for any US-Iran war

Hudhaifa Ebrahim, The Media Line | 01.18.24

The destroyed building the following morning

Iran claims struck Israeli 'spy HQ' in Iraq, vow more revenge

Citing the 'atrocities of the Zionist regime', Tehran Foreign Ministry says attack come in defense of Iranian sovereignty and security amid terror

Reuters | 01.16.24