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Report: Six Months After Trump Droned Iran’s Top General, Tehran Is Losing Control Of Iraqi Militias

Tim Pearce
Report: Six Months After Trump Droned Iran’s Top General, Tehran Is Losing Control Of Iraqi Militias
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Rifts are growing between Iran and its militia groups in Iraq six months after the death of top general and terror leader Qassem Soleimani.

Soleimani and top militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, both designated terrorists by the U.S., died in a U.S. drone strike in January. Soleimani’s spot at the top of Iran’s Quds Force was filled by Esmail Ghaani, who has been unable to replicate the level of devotion Iran’s proxy forces showed to his predecessor, The Associated Press reports.

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