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Several Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq Ready to Disarm
(Reuters) Ahmed Rasheed - Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm to avert the threat of conflict with the U.S., 10 senior commanders and Iraqi officials told Reuters. U.S. officials have privately warned the Iraqi government that unless it acted to disband the militias, America could target the groups with airstrikes. The militias include Kataib Hezbollah, Nujabaa, Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada and Ansarullah al-Awfiyaa. However, an American official cautioned that there had been instances in the past when the militias had ceased their attacks because of U.S. pressure, and was skeptical any disarmament would be long-term.