Late Wednesday, American forces carried out a drone attack in Iraq that killed three members of the Kataib Hezbollah militia , a group backed by Iran, one of whom was involved in the drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers in January.
Advertisement U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq around 9:30 p.m. in response to a drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan on Jan. 28.
The strike, which occurred on a main thoroughfare in Baghdad’s Mashtal neighborhood , was considered a “high-value individual target,” Fox News is told.
One of those killed is believed to be Wissam Mohammed “Abu Bakr” al-Saadi, the commander in charge of Kataib Hezbollah’s operations in Syria, according to Reuters. CENTCOM said there are no indications of collateral damage or civilian casualties at this time. See Related: US and UK Forces Strike Back […]
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