For months, the government in Baghdad has sought to curb the Iran-backed militias that have long operated in Iraqi territory, struggling to meet the Trump administration’s demands that it bring them under state control. The latest strikes may embolden them to get more deeply involved in the war.

nyti.msU.S.-Saudi Attack on Iraqi Militias Risks Drawing Them into WarIran-aligned militias in Iraq were under growing pressure to disarm, but the latest strikes may embolden them to get more deeply involved in the war.