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Actor · non-state · Middle East

Iraqi Shia militias (Kataib Hezbollah etc.)

4High
Assessed 15 September 2026

Assessment

Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba continue to refuse disarmament before the Sept 30 deadline unless US and Turkish forces leave Iraq, one of ten stated conditions, while Baghdad is reported to be preparing army and Counter Terrorism Service deployments around militia centres. Drones launched from Iraq struck Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline on Sept 10, and the prime minister dismissed the Maysan operations commander and provincial police chief in response.

Recent, assessed

  • 2026-09-12Iraq's prime minister dismisses the Maysan operations commander and provincial police chief and opens an investigation after the drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline (snippet only). washingtontimes.com

Level history

Threat level after each research review12 September 2026 baseline: level 4; 12 September 2026 weekly review: level 4; 14 September 2026 weekly review: level 4; 15 September 2026 weekly review: level 41234512 September 2026, baseline: level 412 September 2026, weekly review: level 414 September 2026, weekly review: level 415 September 2026, weekly review: level 412 Sep14 Sep15 Septoday

Levels set by research reviews. A level set by hand is shown at the top of the page while it is in force and is not part of this history.

DateLevelReview
2026-09-154Weekly review
2026-09-144Weekly review
2026-09-124Weekly review
2026-09-124Baseline

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