Militia

Members of the Christian community have been arbitrarily detained, with their families extorted for payments in exchange for their release, the Christian Solidarity International report claimed.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's office denounced the strikes, stating that it is the Iraqi government’s responsibility to deal with security concerns originating within its borders.

US CENTCOM said that American forces and “the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the IRGC directed to attack US forces."

Iran’s growing missile and drone attacks on Jordan are turning the kingdom into a new frontline, testing whether Amman will continue to remain quiet or join a regional response.

The attacks have become increasingly deadly, with around nine people killed in July. Drone attacks were also launched by Iranian-backed militias from areas near Mosul, according to local officials.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it expressed the “strongest condemnation of the reprehensible drone attacks carried out by Iran-backed militias operating in Iraq."

Iran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq are suspected of launching three drones intercepted over Jordan on Monday and Tuesday.

“Based on eyewitness observations, medical examinations, and extensive fires caused at the targeted site, the munitions employed in the drone attack are believed to have contained white phosphorus."

Aoun, who served as the commander of Lebanon's US-backed army before being elected president last year, is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House.

The report cited an Iraqi Kurdish official who attributed the measures as a response to the smuggling of US dollars by Iran-backed Iraqi militias.