Saudi Arabia projects power through Sunni groups into western Iraq and into eastern Syria and Idlib. ... Also vectors of power are strong from Iran with Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and potentially Bahrain and Qatar. ..…

Hashd Al-Shaabi Commander: US Should Leave Iraq  . . Commander: Iraqi Popular Forces Ready to Give Crushing Response to US Attacks  . . Syrian Army Reinforcing Military Positions in Hama, Idlib, Aleppo  . . 6 US-Backed SDF Militants Killed, 11 Wounded by Unknown Assailants in Raqqa  . ...…