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Militia Spotlight

Militia Spotlight uses open source monitoring to:
UNDERSTAND the objectives, structure, and activity of Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria;
EXPOSE militia information operations and disinformation campaigns;
IDENTIFY linkages between groups and with Iran to increase accountability; and
DENY anonymity and deniability to Iran-backed militias.

Visit the supplementary Militia Spotlight: Profiles hub.

Articles in this Series

Brief Analysis
How to Use Militia Spotlight
Militia Spotlight provides timely, high-quality evidence, analysis and contextualization of militia activities in Iraq and Syria, both within government agencies and outside them.
۱۰ فوریهٔ ۲۰۲۱
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  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
KH facilities in Syria under attack December 2019
Maps & Graphics
Articles & Testimony
OFAC Designates Iraqi Militiamen (Part 1): Kataib Hezbollah Commanders
Washington has signaled that its patience is wearing thin with the group's pivotal role in two dozen attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in a month.
۱۷ نوامبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Gaza cover
Maps & Graphics
تحلیل کوتاه
نشانه‌های همکاری ایران در حملات به پایگاه‌های نظامی آمریکا در عراق
نیروهای نیابتی ایران دو بار با پهپاد به پایگاه‌های آمریکا در عراق حمله کردند و فعالیت‌های آنها در شبکه‌های اجتماعی در این زمینه نشان می‌دهد که نیروی قدس ایران نقش هماهنگ‌کننده را در عملیات داشته است.
۱۳ نوامبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • امیر الکعبی
  • حمدی ملک
  • مایکل نایتز
◆ Militia Spotlight
Sons of Jazeera
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Anti-U.S. Attacks Linked to the Sons of Jazira and Euphrates Movement
The "Jazira" brand has begun claiming, through very transparent communiques, that it is undertaking rocket attacks on U.S. bases in Syria.
۲۷ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
AWH threat against U.S. bases in Kuwait and the UAE, October 24, 2023
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Kataib Hezbollah's Facade Group Threatens Gulf States Again
An Iran-aligned group that presaged two previous drone attacks on Gulf cities has issued a new threat against U.S. targets in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
۲۴ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
KH Gaza
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Coded Militia Language Aims to Signal Escalation
The Iraqi "resistance" is using language that previously presaged attacks on U.S. targets, whether sincerely or as a supportive bluff amid the latest Hamas-Israel crisis.
۱۶ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Crispin Smith
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Muqawama Gaza
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Iran-Backed Militias Applaud Hamas, Threaten Americans
Iraq's "resistance" militias all rhetorically supported the attack on Israel, but with interesting differences: Badr threatened Americans, while others seemed to downplay potential involvement.
۱۳ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Amir al-Kaabi
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Muqwama homosexuality
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Militias Welcome Killing of LGBTQ Celebrity: Coordination Framework Pushes to Make Homosexuality Illegal
Iran-backed militias within the Coordination Framework are leading the call to criminalize alternative lifestyles and celebrating the murder of a queer Iraqi through their social media platforms.
۲ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Qais al-Khazali and Hadi al-Ameri
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
The Coordination Framework's Four-Way Split in Provincial Elections (Part 2): Division Over Diyala?
Diyala is the one area where the CF's main militia politicians are competing, with the upstart Qais al-Khazali trying to challenge his elders Hadi al-Ameri and Faleh al-Fayyad in their tribal home province.
۱۲ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Iraq elections
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
The Coordination Framework's Four-Way Split in Provincial Elections (Part 1): Overarching Trends
Badr, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Nouri al-Maliki are testing each other's strength in the south but mostly hanging together in the north.
۱۱ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Rayan al-Kildani in a gaudy fake gold chair
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Rayan al-Kildani Pretends to Have a Personal Audience with the Pope
A serious Iraqi human rights abuser sank to new depths to build his credibility after being rejected by the country's Christian leadership.
۸ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Yaqoub Beth-Addai
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Aub Zainab al-Lami
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Coordination Framework Militias Exposed for Stealing Baghdad Real Estate
Pressure from Ayatollah Sistani and Sadrists has put Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq on the defensive over their growing illicit property empire.
۳۱ اوت ۲۰۲۳
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  • Michael Knights
  • Amir al-Kaabi
◆ Militia Spotlight
A priest leads an Easter mass at the Grand Immaculate Church in Al-Hamdaniya, Iraq, April 9, 2023 - source: Reuters
Maps & Graphics
تحلیل کوتاه
خنثی کردن کمپین شبه‌نظامیان علیه رهبران مسیحی عراق
یک رهبر کلدانی شبه‌نظامیان عراق که تحت حمایت ایران است و از سوی آمریکا تحریم شده، قصد دارد با کنار زدن سراسقف کلدانی در عراق، میلیاردها دلار از اموال مسیحیان این کشور را تصاحب کند.
۲۷ اوت ۲۰۲۳
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  • یعقوب بث ادی
  • مایکل نایتز
◆ Militia Spotlight
Basij protests
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Nujaba Claims Victimization by Coordination Framework Militia-Politicians
Tensions between Iraq's "resistance" groups are on the rise, with Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba claiming that its online platforms and street protests are being targeted.
۲۱ اوت ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Brg 16
Maps & Graphics
تحلیل کوتاه
درگیری میان واحد‌های شمالی حشد شعبی و وساطت نیروی قدس سپاه پاسداران
عامل ارشد سپاه پاسداران در کرکوک و عمار الحکیم، رهبر سیاسی-مذهبی عراق، اخیرا در جلساتی حاضر شده‌اند تا میان شبه‌نظامیان تحت حمایت دولت که مدت‌هاست دچار اختلاف ‌اند وساطت کنند.
۱۵ اوت ۲۰۲۳
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  • مایکل نایتز
  • امیر الکعبی
  • حمدی ملک
◆ Militia Spotlight
Sudani
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Nujaba Leads the "Big Three" Reaction to Iraq's Telegram Ban
While one leading militia spearheaded online vitriol against a social media ban that affected its affiliates, Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Hezbollah seemed more inclined to compromise.
۱۰ اوت ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight
Netblocks shows Telegram down in Iraq, Aug 6, 2023
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Militia Reactions to Iraq's Suspension of Telegram
The official ban on their favorite social media app may be temporary, but their response has highlighted divisions within the Shia militia milieu.
۹ اوت ۲۰۲۳
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  • Amir al-Kaabi
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Tsurkov
Maps & Graphics
تحلیل کوتاه
پروپاگاند شبه‌نظامیان درباره ربایش الیزابت سورکوف
ربایش پژوهشگر اسرائیلی-روس در بغداد که در ماه مارس رخ داد وسیعا به کتائب حزب‌الله نسبت داده می‌شود و بسیاری از تحلیلگران آن را با جاسوسی مفروض برای اسرائیل مرتبط می‌دانند.
۲۶ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳
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  • حمدی ملک
◆ Militia Spotlight
AK protests cover
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Ashab al-Kahf's "Iraqi Basij" and the Threat Against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
The militia entity has created a new Persian-named protest group and called on mobs to storm the embassy compound.
۱۷ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight
Federal Commisison of Integrity
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Profile: Federal Commission of Integrity
Iraq's Federal Commission on Integrity, taken over during a critical period by a Sudani-appointed Badr judge, has been used to block investigations of corruption undertaken by Coordination Framework factions.
۱۹ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳
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  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles
AK escalation
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Three New Facade Groups Launched in Iraq
Efforts are being made to create new brands for anti-American "resistance" on Iraqi soil, even as politically connected militias try to distance themselves from kinetic attacks on U.S. targets.
۱۲ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Muhandis Company Logo tight
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Arabic Original of Muhandis General Company Articles of Incorporation
PDF copy of the Arabic original of the February 26, 2023, articles of incorporation of the Muhandis General Company for Construction, Engineering and Mechanical, Agricultural and Industrial Contracting (hereafter shortened to Muhandis General Company).
۵ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳
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  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Muhandis General Company articles of incorpration front page
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Certificate of Incorporation of the Muhandis General Company
A translation of the articles of incorporation for a major IRGC-like firm run by Iraq's "resistance" militias.
۳ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳
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  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Fayyad says that PMF is 204k
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Extraordinary Popular Mobilization Force Expansion, by the Numbers
The PMF is growing fast by every metric, from budget to authorized manpower to training and economic programs, though militia leaders seem wary of highlighting this expansion.
۳ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳
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  • Amir al-Kaabi
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
AK cover
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Ashab al-Kahf Seeks Recruitment Gains from Hints of Violent Operations
The group has been posting more theatrical messages to suggest it is a real armed "resistance" movement, but without any evidence of actual kinetic operations.
۲۹ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳
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  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight

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