Qayis al-Khazali Archives

U.S. State Department officials speak at same conference as dangerous Iran-backed Iraqi terrorist

Bill Roggio | May 4, 2023

Senior U.S. State Department officials spoke at the same conference as Qais al Khazali, a known Shia terrorist who is responsible for arming, training and forming the deadly Iranian-backed militias that are known to have killed hundreds of U.S. troops in Iraq.

Newly released interrogation files demonstrate Iran’s long game in Iraq

Thomas Joscelyn & Bill Roggio | August 30, 2018

A newly released interrogation report shows that Qayis al-Khazali identified Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani as the two individuals Iran trusted “the most with attempting to implement the Iranian agenda in Iraq.” The pair went from being marginal players shortly after the US-led invasion in 2003 to leading the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces, one of most powerful and influential military organizations in Iraq.