Afraid of Trump? Iraqi militias consider disarming or dissolving to avert US strikes – report

Afraid of Trump? Iraqi militias consider disarming or dissolving to avert US strikes – report

Illustrative image: A squad of Iraqi militia in Baghdad on October 9, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock.

Several of the mostly Shia Muslim militias in Iraq, which are affiliated with and supported by the Iranian regime and its Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), are considering laying down their weapons or disbanding to avert a looming threat of U.S. airstrikes, according to a report by Reuters.

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