US Drone Strike on Iran-Backed Militia Leader Erupts in Protests and Threats of Retaliation – The Latest on Growing Conflict in Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq – A senior commander of an Iran-backed militia has been killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad, raising tensions in the region. The leader of Kataib Hezbollah and two of his guards were targeted in the east of the Iraqi capital, all three of them dying in the attack. The Pentagon stated that the commander was responsible for directing attacks on American forces in the region, linking the militia to a recent …