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Regional Impact of the Israel-Gaza War: Zooming-in on Iraq
Release Date
2024-08
Language
- English
Topics
- Agents and Patterns of Security and War
The Israel-Gaza war has triggered significant attacks between Israel and neighbouring states, as well as between US troops and armed groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. In Iraq, the Islamic Resistance (IR)/muqawama label emerged as a telegram brand on 18 October 2023. It is used by diverse armed groups linked to Iran to claim attacks on US and US-affiliated forces in Iraq and Syria to halt US support for Israel. Armed groups such as Asaʾib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), Kataʾib Hezbollah (KH), Harakat al-Nujaba (HaN) or Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) use this branding to avoid revealing the exact operator of a drone or rocket attack on US (-linked) targets.
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Publisher
London School of Economics Middle East Blog
Place
London
Countries/Region
Iraq