S8 Ep26: US Airstrikes in Iraq & Syria with Phillip Smyth

Phillip Smyth, a leading researcher of Iranian-backed militia
groups, returns to Secrets and Spies to unpack the January 28th
drone attack against a US military outpost in Jordan that killed
three service members and the resulting round of airstrikes
beginning on February 2nd targeting the militias believed to be
responsible. He gives his take on the degree of Iranian control
over these militias, analyzes the effectiveness of the US
response thus far, and tells us what, if anything, can be done to
deter future attacks.

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Find Phillip’s work for the Washington Institute for Near East
Policy: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/phillip-smyth.


Explore Phillip’s Shia Militia Mapping
Project: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/shia-militia-mapping-project.


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