Iran presumed behind attack on US outpost in eastern Syria - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

Nov 1, 2021

Syria drone — A picture taken on Feb. 20, 2018, shows a Turkish-made drone flying over the sky in the northern Syrian region of Afrin. — GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP via Getty Images

Iran attack

Attacks target US forces on both sides of Iraqi-Syrian border

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Iraqi mourners attend the funeral of a fighter of the Hashid Shaabi paramilitary alliance following US airstrikes on the Syrian-Iraqi border, on June 28, 2021, in the northern Ninevah province.

Iraq-Syria border strikes on pro-Iran ‘militias’ spark retaliation

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Members of the Iraqi Kurdish security forces pour gasoline over seized drugs before its incineration, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Oct. 29, 2013.

Iraq urged to 'starve’ those profiting from rising drug trade

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

A supporter of the Iran-backed Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary forces stands holding a picture showing the faces of (L to R) slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis during a demonstration outside the entrance to the Iraqi capital Baghdad's highly-fortified Green Zone on Nov. 7, 2020, demanding the departure of remaining US forces from Iraq.

Coalition hits back at Iran-backed groups

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics