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Both the Israeli Defense Forces and Mossad are preparing for potential attacks from Iranian-backed militias located within Iraq’s borders, the Jerusalem Post reports, citing unnamed military sources.
Tehran is said to have invested significantly in pro-Iranian militias as well as in the terrorist infrastructure in Iraq to grow the developing threat.
Esmail Qaani, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF), reportedly visited Iraq recently to sit down with senior militia leaders there.
An attack on the Jewish state could come by land or air, the outlet reported.
The IDF claims missiles and drones would likely be launched from Iraqi territory first. Soldiers would then infiltrate from the ground, beginning in Iraq, moving through Syria — and potentially reaching the Israel-Jordan border.
IRGC-QF supports the Kataib Hezbollah, one of several militia groups operating under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), the Jerusalem Post reported.
Kataib Hezbollah is considered one of the most influential militia with one of the most extensive arsenals, including long-range drones, according to reports.
The group also controls key smuggling routes from Iraq to Syria, and its operatives are responsible for smuggling weapons between both destinations.
On the world stage, Iran was badly beaten by Israel during the 12-day war in June — facing devastating setbacks to its nuclear program.
