As factions within the Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria claim continuous targeting of Israeli and US targets in defence of the people of Gaza, Iraqi sources say the militias have halted all assaults on US targets since early this month. Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, Iran-backed militias in Iraq have conducted hundreds of attacks on US forces in both Iraq and Syria over Washington’s unwavering support for Tel Aviv in its brutal onslaught on the besieged enclave. Esmail Qaani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, met with representatives of several of the armed groups in Ba…