By Laila Bassam, Ahmed Rasheed, Pesha Magid and Tom PerryBEIRUT/BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq are stepping up their role in the war with the U.S. and Israel, showing the Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance” can still wage attacks despite damage inflicted on the alliance during the Gaza conflict.Groups that have long been armed and financed by Iran and loyal to its Shi’ite Islamist rulers are now helping Tehran intensify the war around the region…
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