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Fear of war's spread as US, Saudi Arabia hit Iran-backed fighters in Iraq

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-saudis-attack-iran-backed-groups-iraq-threatening-intensify-conflict-2026-07-29/

DUBAI/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia jointly struck Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, the first U.S. airstrikes in the Middle East since President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran last week.

Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces, powerful Iran-backed paramilitary groups incorporated into the Iraqi security forces, said at least 20 members were killed and 32 wounded in U.S.-Saudi strikes targeting several bases across Iraq.

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tal@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 53d

The deep ties between Iran and Iraq, the two biggest ⁠Shi'ite-majority countries

I mean...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_in_Iran

Non-religious Iranians are officially unrecognized by the government, and one must declare oneself as a member of one of the four recognized faiths in order to avail oneself of many of the rights of citizenship.[9][10]

Citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran are officially divided into four categories: Muslims, Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians.

I feel like that kind of limits how meaningful it is to say that a given percentage of the population belongs to some religion in a state.