Pro-Iranian Shiite factions lose popular support in Iraq
The recent agreement between Hezbollah and a group of pro-Islamic State fighters to arrange their evacuation from the Lebanese-Syrian border to the Syrian-Iraqi border triggered an outburst of public anger against Hezbollah and Iraqi factions fighting alongside Hezbollah on Syrian territory for years.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/LEBANON-SYRIA A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families begin to depart from the Lebanon-Syria border zone in Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017. REUTERS/ Omar Sanadiki - RC15AA1676A0](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2017/09/RTX3DQF8.jpg/RTX3DQF8.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=a8AM1Drv)
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