article_snippet.sent: During the fight against the Sunni extremist group, the U.S.-led coalition that's carrying out airstrikes against ISIS has found the U.S.-led coalition that's carrying out airstrikes against ISIS interests aligned at times with those of Iran, a Shiite-majority nation that has strong ties with the Iraqi government.
article_snippet.sent: Iran-backed Shiite militias played an important role in the recent battle to take the Iraqi city of Tikrit from ISIS jihadists.
article_snippet.sent: Iran has a long standing relationship with Iraq, and as you point out, Iran-backed Shiite militias have a very strong military presence there.
article_snippet.sent: Iran-backed Shiite militias also have an influence over the Shia militia who are operating within Iraq," she said.
article_snippet.sent: So Iran-backed Shiite militias are in Iraq, in places that we are not.
article_snippet.sent: Iran-backed Shiite militias also have a very sophisticated intelligence network and Iran-backed Shiite militias have a lot of information that Iran-backed Shiite militias've been gathering.