US says it killed pro-Iran militia commander in bombing in Iraq

USA announced this Wednesday that he killed a “commander”from the pro-Iran Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah during a bombing raid in the east Baghdadreported the US Armed Forces Central Command (Centcom, in English).

As indicated by centcom on his account on social network X, he said “commander”, whose name is not specified, was “directly responsible”of planning attacks Kataib Hezbollah against United States forces deployed in Middle East.

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Before the announcement, sources from Baghdad Police They had informed EFE that at least three people died this Wednesday in a drone bombing that targeted an all-terrain vehicle carrying members of pro-Iranian Iraqi militias.

Baghdad Police indicated that in the attack they died Baqir al-Saadi It is Arkan al-Alaywimembers of Kataib Hezbollah, as well as another third person, whose identity is not yet known and who allegedly belongs to the movement Al Nujaba.

Both Al Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah are part of the militia group Popular Crowdde facto integrated into the Iraqi Armed Forces and whose positions were attacked on February 2 by USA after three US soldiers were killed on January 28 in an attack by these groups in Jordannear the border with Syria.

Both formations are also part of the amalgamation of pro-Iran militias Islamic Resistance in Iraqwhich launched more than 160 attacks against positions of washington on Iraqi and Syrian soil since the beginning of the war in Gazahe October 7th.

Centcom did not mention the other two people who allegedly died in the attack, limiting itself to stating that “there is nosigns of collateral damage or civilian casualties at this time”.

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According to Centcom, the attack occurred around 9:30 pm local time. Baghdad (18:30 GMT).

It remains to be seen whether U.S notified the Iraqi Government of the bombing that had occurred on its territory. The attack carried out by the US on February 2 against the Multitude Popular militias occurred without prior warning and the Iraqi Executive described it as a violation of its sovereignty.

This new bombing comes amid Iraq’s negotiations with the United States to establish a schedule for the presence of foreign troops from the Arab country, which could end the international coalition’s mission against the terrorist group. Islamic state (EI) after a decade of operations.

Source: Elcomercio

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