Five times Iran used Iraqi militias to conduct drone attacks - analysis
Title : Five times Iran used Iraqi militias to conduct drone attacks - analysis
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But recently, it has established even closer ties with these groups and is now using them to attack Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other states.
February 2022 attack on the UAE
The news that a militia in Iraq may have been behind an attack on the UAE this week is an important new milestone in Iran’s role there.
“A little-known militant group has claimed the latest drone attack on the United Arab Emirates, raising the possibility of widening security risks after a wave of assaults from Yemeni rebels,” AFP reported.
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked the UAE on January 17, 24 and 31. The expansion of attacks to include Iranian-backed ones from Iraq is being seen as a new threat, despite this not actually being the case; it is only new to the Emirates. The attack from Iraq this week reportedly involved up to four drones and was launched by a group tied to pro-Iran groups in Iraq. READ MORE
Five times Iran used Iraqi militias to conduct drone attacks - analysis
Five times Iran used Iraqi militias to conduct drone attacks - analysis
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