Islamic Resistance in Iraq
Islamist insurgent network in Iraq
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| November 2024 | US officials confirm interception of Iraqi kamikaze drones launched against Israel by US and partner forces. |
| October 2024 | Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches an average of around five drones per day against Israel. In one 24-hour period, eight drones were launched at Israel. |
| October 3 2024 | Drone attack on Golani military base killed two IDF soldiers and injured 24 others. |
| September 22 2024 | Claimed multiple cruise missile and drone attacks on targets in northern and southern Israel, mostly intercepted. |
| June 2024 | Multiple Iraqi officials within the Islamic Resistance in Iraq network vow to support Hezbollah with soldiers if the conflict with Israel escalates into an all-out war. |
| June 24 2024 | Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, declares in a televised speech that the group will attack US interests in Iraq and the Middle East if the US continues supporting Israel's potential war expansion to Lebanon and Hezbollah. |
| June 12 2024 | Claimed coordinated cruise missile and drone attacks on Ashdod and Haifa Port in coordination with the Houthis. |
| April 13 2024 | Coordinated attack on Israel alongside other members of the Axis of Resistance using drones and missiles. |
| April 9 2024 | Drone attack on Eilat from eastern direction shot down using the C-Dome system for the first time operationally. |
| April 1 2024 | Drone attack on Eilat struck an IDF Naval Base, causing minor damage to a building with no casualties. |
| April 1 2024 | Abu Ali al-Askari, security chief of Kata'ib Hezbollah, announced readiness to arm the Islamic Resistance in Jordan with 12,000 fighters, weapons, and ammunition. Simultaneously, a one-way attack drone was intercepted at the al-Tanf garrison in Syria. |
| February 4 2024 | Launched a drone attack on a training ground in Al-Omar field in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, killing seven Kurdish fighters and injuring 18, though no US casualties were reported. |
| January 2024 | The group announces entering its second phase of operations, which includes blockading Mediterranean maritime routes to Israeli ports and disabling the ports. |
| January 28 2024 | A drone attack by IRI killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, escalating the intensity of the conflict and causing significant casualties. |
| January 20 2024 | Launched a missile attack on the Ain Al-Asad Air Base in Al Anbar Governorate, injuring two US personnel and one Iraqi personnel. |
| January 18 2024 | Claimed to have shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone after it took off from Kuwait near Muqdadiyah, Diyala Governorate. |
| January 9 2024 | Kata'ib Hezbollah spokesperson Jafar al-Husseini warns that the Islamic Resistance in Iraq will help Hezbollah fight Israel if war erupts, following a previous claimed drone attack on a Karish rig. |
| December 25 2023 | Claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a base that injured three US soldiers, with one in critical condition. |
| December 21 2023 | Claimed drone attacks on Eilat and Karish rig, both intercepted by Royal Jordanian Air Force and IDF fighter jets. |
| November 2023 | IRI initiated attacks on Israel using multiple drones and missiles, expanding their military operations beyond U.S. targets. |
| November 20 2023 | Conducted a ballistic missile attack on an air base that injured eight US and coalition soldiers and caused minor infrastructural damage. |
| November 12 2023 | Claimed responsibility for another missile attack on Eilat. |
| November 9 2023 | Launched three separate attacks on US forces within 24 hours, including drone strikes at Al-Asad Airbase and Al-Harir Air Base, and an IED attack on a patrol near the Mosul Dam. |
| November 5 2023 | Issued a warning ahead of Antony Blinken's visit to Baghdad, stating he was 'not welcome in Iraq', which resulted in Blinken wearing a bulletproof vest upon arrival. |
| November 3 2023 | Claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Eilat. |
| November 2 2023 | Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for an attack against a vital Israeli target on the Dead Sea coastline. |
| October 24 2023 | The group claimed responsibility for multiple drone strikes on US bases in eastern Syria, targeting al-Omar oil field in Deir ez-Zor Governorate and al-Shaddadi in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. |
| October 18 2023 | The Islamic Resistance in Iraq initiated attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria, beginning with a drone strike on al-Asad Airbase that was intercepted. |
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