Militia Spotlight uses open source monitoring to:
- Understand the objectives, structure, and activity of Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria;
- Expose militia information operations and disinformation campaigns;
- Identify linkages between groups and with Iran to increase accountability; and
- Deny anonymity and deniability to Iran-backed militias.
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