Axis of Resistance
Informal Iranian-led military coalition in West Asia
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| April 2025 | The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced its preparedness to disarm in order to prevent an escalating conflict with the Trump administration. |
| April 2025 | Hezbollah withdraws 190 out of 265 military positions from southern Lebanon, transferring control to the Lebanese army, in alignment with the November 2024 ceasefire agreement. |
| March 6 2025 | The Military Council for the Liberation of Syria was formed by former Syrian Arab Armed Forces officer Ghiath Suleiman Dallah and other former Assad regime loyalists. |
| 2025 | Ongoing conflicts have weakened the Axis of Resistance, with the coalition suffering significant blows in the Gaza war and the Israel–Hezbollah conflict. |
| 2024 | NATO reaffirmed its security commitments in unstable regions, particularly in Southeast Asia, and called for increased defense spending and diplomatic engagement in response to the emerging Axis of Upheaval. |
| 2024 | Bilateral trade between Russia and China continued to reach record levels, further solidifying their economic partnership. |
| 2024 | The Assad regime falls, changing Syria's status as a state member of the Axis of Resistance network. |
| 2024 | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime falls after rebel forces capture Damascus, ending over five decades of Assad family rule and significantly disrupting the Axis of Resistance network. |
| 2024 | Fall of the Assad regime in Syria, removing Syria as a state member of the Axis of Resistance and disrupting the network's structure. |
| 2024 | Predicted fall of the Assad regime, which Western media suggested would be a significant blow to the Axis of Resistance, though denied by Iranian leadership. |
| December 2024 | Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem acknowledged the loss of the military supply route through Syria, describing it as a minor setback in the group's resistance efforts. |
| November 2024 | U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement mandates Hezbollah's repositioning north of the Litani River and deployment of Lebanese troops to the south. |
| November 2024 | US officials confirm interception of Iraqi kamikaze drones launched against Israel by US and partner forces. |
| October 2024 | North Korea began sending troops to Russia to support its war in Ukraine. |
| October 2024 | Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches an average of around five drones per day against Israel. In one 24-hour period, eight drones were launched at Israel. |
| October 3 2024 | Drone attack on Golani military base killed two IDF soldiers and injured 24 others. |
| September 22 2024 | Claimed multiple cruise missile and drone attacks on targets in northern and southern Israel, mostly intercepted. |
| June 2024 | Multiple Iraqi officials within the Islamic Resistance in Iraq network vow to support Hezbollah with soldiers if the conflict with Israel escalates into an all-out war. |
| June 24 2024 | Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, declares in a televised speech that the group will attack US interests in Iraq and the Middle East if the US continues supporting Israel's potential war expansion to Lebanon and Hezbollah. |
| June 12 2024 | Claimed coordinated cruise missile and drone attacks on Ashdod and Haifa Port in coordination with the Houthis. |
| April 2024 | Russia used approximately 3,700 Iranian-designed drones in combat during the Ukraine invasion from the beginning of the invasion to the end of April. |
| April 2024 | Foreign policy analysts Richard Fontaine and Andrea Kendall-Taylor published an article titled 'The Axis of Upheaval' in Foreign Affairs magazine, coining the term 'Axis of Upheaval' to describe a group of nations sharing disdain for Western influence. |
| April 2024 | Iran launches a missile and drone attack against Israel in response to an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus. |
| April 2024 | Iran launched a missile and drone attack against Israel in response to an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus. |
| April 13 2024 | Coordinated attack on Israel alongside other members of the Axis of Resistance using drones and missiles. |
| April 9 2024 | Drone attack on Eilat from eastern direction shot down using the C-Dome system for the first time operationally. |
| April 1 2024 | Abu Ali al-Askari, security chief of Kata'ib Hezbollah, announced readiness to arm the Islamic Resistance in Jordan with 12,000 fighters, weapons, and ammunition. Simultaneously, a one-way attack drone was intercepted at the al-Tanf garrison in Syria. |
| April 1 2024 | Drone attack on Eilat struck an IDF Naval Base, causing minor damage to a building with no casualties. |
| February 7 2024 | US drone strike in the Mashtal neighborhood of Baghdad killed Kata'ib Hezbollah commander Abu Baqir Al-Saadi. |
| February 4 2024 | Launched a drone attack on a training ground in Al-Omar field in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, killing seven Kurdish fighters and injuring 18, though no US casualties were reported. |
| February 2 2024 | US launched retaliatory airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria following an attack that killed three US troops in Jordan. |
| January 2024 | The group announces entering its second phase of operations, which includes blockading Mediterranean maritime routes to Israeli ports and disabling the ports. |
| January 28 2024 | A drone attack by IRI killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, escalating the intensity of the conflict and causing significant casualties. |
| January 20 2024 | Launched a missile attack on the Ain Al-Asad Air Base in Al Anbar Governorate, injuring two US personnel and one Iraqi personnel. |
| January 18 2024 | Claimed to have shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone after it took off from Kuwait near Muqdadiyah, Diyala Governorate. |
| January 11 2024 | The Islamic Resistance in Iraq warned that they would attack American bases with full force if Yemen was attacked by the US and UK. |
| January 9 2024 | Kata'ib Hezbollah spokesperson Jafar al-Husseini warns that the Islamic Resistance in Iraq will help Hezbollah fight Israel if war erupts, following a previous claimed drone attack on a Karish rig. |
| 2023 | Iran conducted military drills with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), strengthening its strategic regional partnerships. |
| 2023 | Iran established free trade agreements with the Eurasian Economic Union, enhancing economic integration and ties within the regional framework. |
| 2023 | Russia increased weapons supply to Iran and Iranian proxies like Hezbollah, particularly following the onset of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict. |
| 2023 | Iran and Russia agreed to conduct trade in each other's national currencies to reduce dependency on the U.S. dollar in international transactions. |
| 2023 | Trade between Russia and China exceeded US$240 billion, with Russia replacing Saudi Arabia as China's largest petroleum source. |
| December 2023 | Ali Khamenei meets with Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel, proposing a coalition to counter United States and Western allies' influence, particularly focusing on the Palestinian issue. |
| December 25 2023 | Claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a base that injured three US soldiers, with one in critical condition. |
| December 21 2023 | Claimed drone attacks on Eilat and Karish rig, both intercepted by Royal Jordanian Air Force and IDF fighter jets. |
| November 2023 | IRI initiated attacks on Israel using multiple drones and missiles, expanding their military operations beyond U.S. targets. |
| November 21 2023 | US AC-130-gunship conducted a retaliatory airstrike on a Kata'ib Hezbollah vehicle near Abu Ghraib, Iraq. |
| November 20 2023 | Conducted a ballistic missile attack on an air base that injured eight US and coalition soldiers and caused minor infrastructural damage. |
| November 17 2023 | At the Halifax International Security Forum, Peter Van Praagh introduced the acronym 'CRINK' during his opening remarks, highlighting a new geopolitical grouping in international relations. |
| November 12 2023 | Claimed responsibility for another missile attack on Eilat. |
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