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The IRGC-QF provides support and training to Kataib Hezbollah as part of its network of regional proxies, as evidenced by [1], [2], and [3]. Furthermore, the two entities have collaborated in training operations in Bahrain, as noted in [4] and [5], and both are identified as active threats to U.S. interests in [6].
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War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org 5 facts
claimThe IRGC-QF has attempted to overthrow the Bahraini government multiple times and has trained Bahraini proxies alongside Lebanese Hezbollah and Kata’ib Hezbollah trainers.
claimShia militia groups in Iraq loyal to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which maintain a close relationship with the IRGC-QF, include the Badr Organization, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Kata’ib Hezbollah, Kataeb Sayed al-Shuhada, and Harakat Hizbollah al-Nujaba.
claimForces supported by the IRGC-QF include Lebanese Hezbollah, the Hashd al-Sha’abi in Iraq (specifically the Badr Organization, Kata’ib Hezbollah, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq), militia forces in Syria, the Houthis in Yemen, Liwa Fatemiyoun from Afghanistan, Liwa Zainabyoun from Pakistan, and groups in Palestinian territory such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
claimForces supported by the IRGC-QF include Lebanese Hezbollah, the Hashd al-Sha’abi in Iraq (including the Badr Organization, Kata’ib Hezbollah, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq), militia forces in Syria, the Houthis in Yemen, Liwa Fatemiyoun from Afghanistan, Liwa Zainabyoun from Pakistan, and groups in Palestinian territory such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
claimThe IRGC-QF has attempted to overthrow the Bahraini government multiple times and has trained Bahraini proxies alongside Lebanese Hezbollah and Kata’ib Hezbollah trainers.