Iran’s proxy network in Iraq has escalated rocket attacks, stood up at least four new Shi’a militia groups, and diversified its targets and methods of attack. These efforts aim to wear down US forces and eventually compel their withdrawal from Iraq. In this episode of Overwatch, Middle East...

ISW Middle East Portfolio Manager Nicholas Heras joins Iraq Team Analysts Katherine Lawlor and Brandon Wallace to discuss the ongoing escalation of violence by Iranian proxy groups. Even after the assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, these proxy groups have maintained...

The U.S. killed Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike on 03 JAN. This follows a proxy attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, the killing of an American contractor, and a months-long escalation in rocket attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq and across the Middle East. Iran...