The United States continues to throw its weight around in the region, although the growing power of anti-Western forces suggests the current balance of power may not remain for long.
Three close sources to prominent Iranian-aligned militia groups, including Kata'ib Hezbollah, Al-Nujaba, and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that their previous ceasefire with the US forces in Iraq is "effectively over".