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More Fighting, Deaths, Oil Prices: 4 Worrying Points If US Invades Iran
- Monday March 30, 2026
- World News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
In case of a ground invasion, US troops will likely be forced to fight on multiple fronts - Iran proxies Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Gaza, as well as smaller Shiite militia in Iraq and Bahrain.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Orders Beirut Embassy Personnel To Leave Amid Iran Tension
- Monday February 23, 2026
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United States on Monday ordered non-emergency personnel to leave its embassy in Beirut as President Donald Trump threatens strikes on Iran, which has close relations with Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran Brings In Iraqi Militia To Crack Down On Protesters Amid US Threats
- Thursday January 15, 2026
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
Foreign militia, in the guise of Shia pilgrims, are reportedly entering Iran to help crush the nationwide unrest against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's regime.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran's Silent Allies: Baghdad To Beirut, Why Is No One Picking Up The Phone
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- World News | Written by Samiran Mishra
For more than four decades, Iran has built an alliance of proxy forces across the Middle East, a self-styled "Axis of Resistance", to project power, repel US and Israeli influence, and insulate itself from direct confrontation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hezbollah A 'Menace' To Entire Middle East: Donald Trump
- Wednesday July 26, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump called the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah a threat to the entire Middle East on Tuesday, accusing it and Iran of fueling a humanitarian disaster in Syria.
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www.ndtv.com
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Warns Shiite Militias in Iraq Not To Attack Turkmen
- Sunday October 30, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Shiite militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near the ISIS Mosul bastion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least 14 In Baghdad, Say Iraqi Officials
- Monday April 4, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iraqi Shiite Militias In Mass Anti-Saudi Protest
- Thursday January 7, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated on Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
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www.ndtv.com
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War Against The Islamic State Redrawing Borders
- Thursday December 31, 2015
- World News | Liz Sly, The Washington Post
Along the vast, zigzagging perimeter of the Islamic State's self-styled state, the militants are steadily being pushed back as the forces ranged against them gain in strength.
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www.ndtv.com
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More Than 250,000 People Killed in Syria War: Report
- Friday October 16, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
More than a quarter of a million people have been killed in Syria's brutal conflict since it began with anti-government protests over four years ago, a monitoring group said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iraqi Shi'ite Militias Welcome Russian Action Against Islamic State, Criticise US
- Monday October 5, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias said today, they would welcome Russian air strikes on Islamic State in the country and accused the United States of failing to act decisively against the ultra-hardline group.
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www.ndtv.com
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Al-Qaeda Offers to Free Lebanon Troops for Female Prisoners
- Sunday July 19, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has offered to release three Lebanese soldiers in exchange for an ex-wife of the leader of the jihadist Islamic State group and four other female prisoners.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
- Thursday July 2, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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US, Shiite Fighters Not Working Together at Iraq Base: Pentagon
- Wednesday June 24, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Several' Americans Held in Yemen: US State Department
- Monday June 1, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Several Americans have been detained in Yemen, a State Department official said Sunday, amid reports that at least four US citizens are being held by Shiite rebels.
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www.ndtv.com
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More Fighting, Deaths, Oil Prices: 4 Worrying Points If US Invades Iran
- Monday March 30, 2026
- World News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
In case of a ground invasion, US troops will likely be forced to fight on multiple fronts - Iran proxies Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Gaza, as well as smaller Shiite militia in Iraq and Bahrain.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Orders Beirut Embassy Personnel To Leave Amid Iran Tension
- Monday February 23, 2026
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United States on Monday ordered non-emergency personnel to leave its embassy in Beirut as President Donald Trump threatens strikes on Iran, which has close relations with Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran Brings In Iraqi Militia To Crack Down On Protesters Amid US Threats
- Thursday January 15, 2026
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
Foreign militia, in the guise of Shia pilgrims, are reportedly entering Iran to help crush the nationwide unrest against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's regime.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iran's Silent Allies: Baghdad To Beirut, Why Is No One Picking Up The Phone
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- World News | Written by Samiran Mishra
For more than four decades, Iran has built an alliance of proxy forces across the Middle East, a self-styled "Axis of Resistance", to project power, repel US and Israeli influence, and insulate itself from direct confrontation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hezbollah A 'Menace' To Entire Middle East: Donald Trump
- Wednesday July 26, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump called the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah a threat to the entire Middle East on Tuesday, accusing it and Iran of fueling a humanitarian disaster in Syria.
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www.ndtv.com
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Warns Shiite Militias in Iraq Not To Attack Turkmen
- Sunday October 30, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Shiite militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near the ISIS Mosul bastion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least 14 In Baghdad, Say Iraqi Officials
- Monday April 4, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iraqi Shiite Militias In Mass Anti-Saudi Protest
- Thursday January 7, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated on Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
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www.ndtv.com
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War Against The Islamic State Redrawing Borders
- Thursday December 31, 2015
- World News | Liz Sly, The Washington Post
Along the vast, zigzagging perimeter of the Islamic State's self-styled state, the militants are steadily being pushed back as the forces ranged against them gain in strength.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
More Than 250,000 People Killed in Syria War: Report
- Friday October 16, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
More than a quarter of a million people have been killed in Syria's brutal conflict since it began with anti-government protests over four years ago, a monitoring group said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iraqi Shi'ite Militias Welcome Russian Action Against Islamic State, Criticise US
- Monday October 5, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias said today, they would welcome Russian air strikes on Islamic State in the country and accused the United States of failing to act decisively against the ultra-hardline group.
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www.ndtv.com
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Al-Qaeda Offers to Free Lebanon Troops for Female Prisoners
- Sunday July 19, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has offered to release three Lebanese soldiers in exchange for an ex-wife of the leader of the jihadist Islamic State group and four other female prisoners.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
- Thursday July 2, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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US, Shiite Fighters Not Working Together at Iraq Base: Pentagon
- Wednesday June 24, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Several' Americans Held in Yemen: US State Department
- Monday June 1, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Several Americans have been detained in Yemen, a State Department official said Sunday, amid reports that at least four US citizens are being held by Shiite rebels.
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www.ndtv.com