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The militias in Iraq have reduced their attacks on American forces, under pressure from Quds Force commander in the Revolutionary Guards Ismail Kaani - according to Iranian and Iraqi sources who spoke to Reuters, who described this as a sign that Tehran wants to avoid a large-scale conflict.
Qaani met with representatives of some of the militias at the airport in Baghdad on January 29, less than 48 hours after three American soldiers were killed in a drone attack in Jordan, in an action attributed to them. Qaani, who was preceded in the post by Qassem Soleimani, was killed at the same airport by a U.S. drone attack Four years earlier, he had warned the militias that killing American soldiers could lead to a harsh American response.
According to the report, he said that the militias should keep a low profile in order to avoid American attacks against their senior leaders, the destruction of their facilities and even direct action against Iran itself.
Although one of the militias did not agree to Kaani's request at first, most of the rest did.
The next day, the Hezbollah Brigades, one of the main militias in Iraq, announced the suspension of its attacks against American forces.
Indeed, since February 4, there have been no attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria, compared to more than 20 in the two weeks preceding Qaani's visit.
The militias launched their attacks against American forces in the region following Washington's support for Israel's war against Hamas.
"Without Kaani's direct intervention, it would not have been possible to convince the Hezbollah brigades to stop their military operations in order to calm the tensions," said a senior commander in one of the militias supported by Iran.
Commander of the Quds Force in Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Ismail Kaani, at a memorial service for his predecessor Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, January 3, 2024/Reuters
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