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Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

Nov 9, 2022

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Strikes near Iraqi border mark widening regional battle against Iran

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Shiite Muslim men in the military fatigues of Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's yellow flags as they march through Baghdad during a parade marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) International Day on July 25, 2014.

Kataib Hezbollah member’s family massacred in Baghdad

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Kurdish peshmerga forces learn battlefield first aid techniques from a military doctor during a medical training session on Nov. 3, 2015, in Erbil, Iraq.

IRGC-linked factions step up activity against Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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