US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander: officials
BAGHDAD – A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said. The strike took place on a main street in Baghdad’s eastern Mashtar district. Crowds gathered as emergency response teams searched the wreckage. Security forces […]
White House says Iraq should do more to combat militia groups that attack US
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that the Iraqi government should work with the United States to combat the threat posed by its own militias. In an interview with Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday,” Kirby was asked about the Iraqi government’s criticism of U.S. retaliatory strikes, saying he would respond “as […]
Biden says he’s decided on response to Iranian-backed militia attack that killed 3 US soldiers in Jordan
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Pentagon identifies US soldiers killed in Iran-backed militia attack in Jordan
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US launches strikes in Iraq on militia groups backed by Iran | Iraq
The US has carried out retaliatory strikes against three facilities linked to Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, the Pentagon said, raising concerns about escalating violence in the Middle East. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that attacks against Kataib Hezbollah and other Iranian-linked groups are “necessary and appropriate.” The airstrike followed a weekend […]
US launches ‘massive retaliatory’ airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen
Two U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News that the U.S. and Britain have launched a “massive retaliatory” offensive against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The 28 attacks against Houthi targets in Yemen also included sea routes, with support from the countries of Australia, the Netherlands, Bahrain and Canada. President Joe Biden said he authorized the […]
US takes out Iran-backed militia chief who led attacks on forces
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has launched an airstrike in Iraq that killed the leader of an Iranian proxy group involved in recent attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East, officials said Thursday. A precision strike in Baghdad targeted a vehicle carrying senior Iraqi military official Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi. Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba – A […]