Key Takeaways:
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Iraq and Syria: Iranian-backed Iraqi officials are using recent US
airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Iraqi militias to retroactively
justify their political pressure on the Iraqi federal government to
expel US forces from Iraq.
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The United States has the right to respond and defend itself against
these attacks from Iranian-backed groups in Iraq. Iranian-backed groups
in Iraq are themselves violating Iraqi sovereignty by launching attacks
from Iraqi territory targeting US forces in Iraq at the invitation of
the Iraqi government and American assets elsewhere in the region.
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Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Akbar Ahmadian
met with senior Iraqi officials in Baghdad on February 5.
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Northern Gaza Strip: The Israel Defense Force 162nd Division launched a
new, division-size clearing operation in central and northern Gaza City
in the past week. CTP-ISW assessed on February 3 that Palestinian
fighters infiltrated southwestern Gaza City
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The IDF is conducting operations in the northern Gaza Strip to disrupt
Hamas' attempts to reconstitute its governing authority.
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Southern Gaza Strip: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reiterated
that the IDF plans to clear Hamas fighters and military infrastructure
from Rafah and the central Gaza Strip on February 5.
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Yemen: US Central Command conducted preemptive strikes targeting four
Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and a land-attack cruise missile on
February 4.
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