What is Islamic Resistance in Iraq?
{{infobox war faction | name = Islamic Resistance in Iraq<br><small>al-Moqawamat al-Islamiat fi al-Iraq</small> | native_name = المقاومة الإسلامية في العراق | native_name_lang = | war = | image = | caption = | active = 3 January 2020{{cn|date=January 2024}} – present | ideology = [[Iraqi nationalism]]<br>[[Shia Islam|Shia]] [[Islamism]]<br>[[Khomeinism]]<br>[[Anti-Americanism]]<br>[[Anti-Zionism]] | leaders = [[Ahmad al-Hamidawi]]<br>[[Akram al-Kaabi]]<br>[[Qais Khazali]]<br>Abu Ala al-Walai<br> | headquarters = | area = | size = 70,000 | partof = [[Axis of Resistance]] | predecessor = | successor = | allies = {{flag|Iran}}<br>{{flag|Syria}}<br>{{flag|Yemen}}<br>{{flag|Hezbollah}}<br>{{flag|Ansarallah}}<br>{{flag|Hamas}}<br>{{flag|Palestinian Islamic Jihad}} | opponents = {{flag|United States}}<br>{{flag|Israel}}<br>{{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[Peshmerga]]<br>{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} [[Islamic State]] | battles = [[Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria]] [[Israel–Hamas war (2023–present)]]<br>[[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)]]<br>[[Operation True Promise]] | url = }} The '''Islamic Resistance in Iraq''' is an umbrella term for pro-[[Iran]] [[Insurgency|insurgent groups]] in [[Iraq]]. These groups all have a similar ideology and are backed by [[Iran]] to fight against the [[Western world]] and particularly the [[United States]].<ref name=tout>{{Cite web|url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/04/iranian-backed-groups-tout-operations-in-iraq.php|title=Iranian-backed groups tout operations in Iraq|work=[[The Long War Journal]]|author1=Caleb Weiss|author2=Joe Truzman|date=30 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=WashInst>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/profile-islamic-resistance-iraq|title=Profile: The Islamic Resistance of Iraq|work=[[The Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]|author1=Hamdi Malik