Iranian site reports arrival of Yemeni Houthis fighters to Najaf

An Iranian news site reports that a group of Shiite Houthi rebels from Yemen has arrived in Iraq to defend Iraq’s Shiite shrines.

According to Amariyun, a site affiliated to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the Houthis travelled to Iraq and have taken up positions in Najaf, a city roughly 160 kilometres south of Baghdad considered the political axis for Iraq’s Shiite population.

News site Arabi21 reports that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is already undertaking operations in Iraq alongside the Iraqi army and a loose coalition of Shiite fighters.