The Quds Force provides weapons, personnel, training, and logistical support to a web of pro-Iranian militia groups across the Middle East and beyond. The Quds Force has nurtured such relationships for years, subsequently reaping great rewards, as in the aftermath of the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Indeed, the United States sought Iran’s support in ousting the Taliban and Saddam Hussein—mutual enemies of both countries. It was the Quds Force that mobilized its Afghan Northern Alliance militia to support U.S. efforts to defeat the Taliban. Similarly, the Quds Force called upon its Kurdish and Shia militias in Iraq to assist with deposing Saddam Hussein.
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