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Syria, Iraq stir hope despite memories of war with resumption of Shiite pilgrimages- analysis

The prospect of renewed activity has also revived concerns among Syrians who remember the involvement of Iran-backed armed groups in the country's civil war.

NOVEMBER 2, 2026|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE

Shiite muslim pilgrims hold portraits of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (R), Imam Ali (C) and depiction of Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali ibn Abi Talib (L) as they march to the shrine city of Karbala ahead of commemorations for Arbaeen on July 19, 2026.

View of the runway at Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport. August 08, 2024

Hezbollah, Amal base barred from Beirut airport security zones amid anti-Shi'ite bias claims

New restrictions on access to Beirut airport’s radar systems have prompted Hezbollah and Amal figures to accuse security chief Fadi Kfoury of anti-Shi'ite prejudice.

JULY 22, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Security is stationed outside the US Embassy is seen in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on March 17, 2026.

Iraqi security forces target political ‘corruption’ in Baghdad Green Zone raids

The Green Zone includes Baghdad's parliament building, various government institutions, and embassies, with many politicians also having residences in the area.

JUNE 28, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Qais al-Khazali, head of the Iranian-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia in Iraq, speaks during a rally last year in Baghdad to present the Sadiqoon Movement ahead of parliamentary elections.

The illusion of change in Iraq: Baghdad's militia shake-up masks a deeper Iranian strategy

BEHIND THE LINES: The decision by Zaidan’s allies to integrate their armed elements into state security forces represents an effort by a pro-Iranian element to consolidate its power.

JUNE 6, 2026|ByJONATHAN SPYER

IDF identifies Hezbollah militant who fired on Israel

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah condemned the Druze who stopped and filmed the operatives loading rockets towards Israel.

AUGUST 9, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM

IDF (Israel Defense Force) Artillery Corps seen firing into Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, on August 6, 2021.

Could Iran use Shi’ite centers in France to spread terror? - report

The report states that the axis aims to develop "an active civilian and military integrated infrastructure," as a possible terror base on European soil

JUNE 11, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of Paris, France and the Eiffel Tower

Saudi Arabia condemns 7 Islamist militants to death over Shi'ites' killing

In 2014, members of the Sunni Muslim jihadist group opened fire on Shi'ites who were celebrating Ahura, killing eight.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020ByREUTERS

AN ISIS fighter uses his phone to lm a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014

Iran: Revolutionary Guards are only against 'Zionists' and 'imperialists'

"The roots of our problems are the Zionist regime and American imperialism," Iranian president Hassan Rouhani declared during a military ceremony.

APRIL 18, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Max Saatchi stands with other protesters while wearing a mask depicting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a "No to Rouhani, Yes to Human Rights in Iran Rally" organized by the National Council of Resistance to Iran, outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York, September 28,

Iraqi groups announce bloc to form parliamentary majority

Iraqis voted in May in their first parliamentary election since the defeat of Islamic State's self-declared caliphate, but the announcement of final results was last month.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018ByREUTERS

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks in Najaf, Iraq May 17, 2018

Iraq is failing – It’s time to cut loose

Iraq’s police and security services claim to be in control of the protests that are sweeping the country, yet it seems impossible for this to be true.

JULY 23, 2018ByDAVAN YAHYA KHALIL