June 12, 2026
Washington has blamed “Iran-aligned militias” for recent drone attacks
The former Assad allies vie to form Alawite militias, funding over 50,000 fighters
The country has faced a 16-year Islamist insurgency in the northeast led by Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP
The Treasury says the warlord, Saw Chit Thu, is a central figure in a network of illicit and highly lucrative cyberscam operations targeting Americans
The move to defuse tensions follows repeated warnings issued privately by US officials to the Iraqi government since Trump took power in January
