ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi armed groups operating under the banner of the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” announced on Wednesday a two-week pause in their attacks across Iraq and the wider region, aligning the move with an overnight ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
The decision was made public in a statement released just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a temporary truce with Iran following weeks of escalating conflict.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is a loose coalition of mostly Shiite armed factions aligned with and backed by Iran. Since the outbreak of hostilities on February 28 between Iran, the United States, and Israel, the group has intensified its operations, targeting US military bases, diplomatic facilities, and locations in the Kurdistan Region.
The group said its decision to halt attacks for two weeks comes in parallel with the ceasefire, signaling a potential de-escalation after more than a month of sustained violence.