This has been the case in Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Syria. Since taking political power in 1979, Iran’s Shia clergy has been supporting the Shia Muslims of Iraq, Lebanon and Syria.

a little-known Shia politician who is part of the Badr Organization. You remember the Badr folks, or you should, because every Sunni in Iraq does. During the American occupation, the Badr militia ...

NAJAF, Iraq - When Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited this holy city last month in search of support for his reform programme, only three of the four senior Shia clerics agreed to meet him.

A video circulating on social media purportedly shows a renowned Iraqi Shia militiaman standing next ... The video has sparked wide debate in Iraq. The militiaman - who goes by the nom de guerre ...

On Thursday night, Shia drones struck the Erbil air base in Iraq, around 425 km away from Baghdad. No information about possible damage is available at this point. Pentagon Press Secretary Brig.

and Shia Kaitab Hezbollah in Iraq, Nasrallah, and his Lebanon-based group is the closest to the Iranian clergy and its strong ...