CNN reported, citing a European military source and an Iraqi security source, that in recent weeks, Iraqi militias have entered Iran to assist the Islamic Republic in suppressing protests. According to the report, about five thousand Iraqi militia forces have come to Iran through the Shib crossing in the Maysan province and the Zurbatiyah border crossing in the Wasit province. Additionally, a European military source stated that 800 Iraqi militia forces from the provinces of Diyala, Maysan, and Basra have been transferred to Iran under the guise of religious pilgrimage trips.