U S strikes rile key allies in Iraq washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Many in Iraq see U.S. airstrikes in the Middle East as an assault on Iraq’s independence, and while Iran supports Iraq’s mainly Shiite militias, they’re also intertwined with society and government.
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The Iraqi state has once again proved its impotence in the face of Tehran-backed paramilitaries. The Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi militia confederation went on the rampage last week after a powerful militia leader, Qassim Muslih, was detained on charges of plotting assassinations and murdering protesters. Militant leaders denounced the arrest as a “kidnapping” as if Iraq’s security