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Funeral held in Basra for Kata'ib Hezbollah member
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Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah vows to keep arms amid US pressure

Iraq's powerful Kataeb Hezbollah militia pledged on Saturday to keep up its "jihadist action" and not surrender its weapons, amid US pressure on Baghdad.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 May, 2026
A flag of Iraq's pro-Iran paramilitary group Hezbollah Brigades (Kataib Hezbollah), flutters against the backdrop of people taking a swing ride at an amusement park during Eid al-Fitr celebrations, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Baghdad on March 21, 2026.
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Saudi warplanes reportedly struck militias in Iraq during war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 May, 2026
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Drone targeted Shelly Kittleson, US diplomats at Baghdad airport

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 April, 2026
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Shelly Kittleson freed after being held hostage by Iraqi militia

The New Arab Staff
07 April, 2026
People attend the funeral ceremony of Hashd al Shaabi members killed in a US and Israeli airstrike on a base in Iraq Anbar province, at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq on April 1, 2026.
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Iraqi armed factions launch recruitment drive amid Iran war

The New Arab Staff
01 April, 2026
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No new cabinet without 'Islamic resistance', Iraqi militia says

Dana Taib Menmy
24 March, 2026
A mourner holds a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 5, 2026, during a funeral procession for members of Iraq's pro-Iran paramilitary group Hezbollah Brigades
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Iraqi pro-Iran group extends pause in US embassy attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 March, 2026
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani toured the site of the attack on Sunday [Getty]
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Pro-Iran militia suspected in attack on Iraqi intelligence HQ

Dana Taib Menmy
22 March, 2026
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Iraqi militia says will stop US embassy attacks under conditions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 March, 2026
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Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah says security commander killed

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 March, 2026
Members of Iraq's pro-Iran paramilitary group Hezbollah Brigades (Kataeb Hezbollah) stand on March 5, 2026, holding the group's banners during the funeral procesion of their comrades, killed in a strike the previous day in Baghdad.
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Two killed in strikes on Iraq targeting Iran-backed group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 March, 2026
Iraqi security forces stand guard during a procession for slain members of the Kataeb Hezbollah militia who were killed in a US-Israeli airstrike, during a funeral ceremony in Baghdad on March 2, 2026. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Strike kills two pro-Iran fighters in southern Iraq: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
Members of the Kataeb Sayyed Al-Shuhada part of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi in a funeral procession in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 22, 2025.
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Strikes on Iraq base kill two, Kataeb Hezbollah threatens US

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 February, 2026
Members of the Hezbollah brigades, Kataeb Hezbollah, attend the funeral of Fadel al-Maksusi, a fighter who was also part of the "Islamic resistance in Iraq", the group that has claimed all recent attacks against US troops in Iraq and Syria, in Baghdad on November 21, 2023.
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Kataeb Hezbollah tells fighters to prepare for long Iran-US war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2026
Kataeb Hezbollah have agreed to give up their weapons only if foreign forces leave Iraq
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Iraq top judge says armed factions to cooperate on weapons

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2025
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Iraq Olympics chief hit by US sanctions on Iran-linked militias

The New Arab Staff
10 October, 2025
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a doctoral candidate at Princeton University, she specialised in Syrian and Middle Eastern affairs and holds dual Israeli and Russian citizenship. [Getty]
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Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah admits role in Tsurkov abduction

Dana Taib Menmy
25 September, 2025
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No deal behind academic Elizabeth Tsurkov's release in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 September, 2025
Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Baghdad and held for 903 days
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Tsurkov freed in 'secret Hezbollah-Israel prisoner exchange'

The New Arab Staff
11 September, 2025
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
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Elizabeth Tsurkov freed after 903 days in Iraq militia captivity

The New Arab Staff
10 September, 2025
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Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 September, 2025