Reuters: IRGC forms 3-4 secret cells in Iraq to hit Gulf
New: at least seven drone strikes were launched from near Basra and Samawa between April 20 and May 17, sources said.
The Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, has formed three to four new secret cells in Iraq to attack Gulf states that host U.S. forces, Reuters was told by eight Iraqi sources. Each cell has about 10 elite Iraqi Shi'ite fighters and has carried out at least seven drone strikes from desert areas near Basra and Samawa against targets in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates between April 20 and May 17. Some members come from the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, but they operate outside the group's command structure and report directly to the IRGC. The move reflects a shift in Tehran's tactics as its regional proxy network weakens and pressure mounts on militias in Iraq to disarm.