Counter Extremism Project: As Attacks Against U.S. Personnel in Iraq Increase, Sanctions Are Imposed on Iran-Backed Militias
April 02, 2020
April 02, 2020
NEW YORK, April 2 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release:
Iran-backed militias continue to plan attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq more frequently, according to U.S. officials, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate. The latest series of attacks follow the targeted U.S. strike against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) Commander Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, the former leader of the Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) milit . . .
Iran-backed militias continue to plan attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq more frequently, according to U.S. officials, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate. The latest series of attacks follow the targeted U.S. strike against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) Commander Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, the former leader of the Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) milit . . .