“This one is from Syria, that one is from Syria — we have a lot from Syria,” Mr. Allawi said. In recent years, much of the world has focused on the Sunni jihadists who have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State. In Iraq, Iran has redeployed militias originally formed to battle American troops to fight the Islamic State. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps provides the infrastructure, while commanders from Iran and Hezbollah focus on training and logistics. Militiamen interviewed in Iraq described how they had registered at recruitment offices for Iranian-backed militias to fight the Islamic State.

Source: New York Times August 27, 2017 14:03 UTC