US Drone Strike in Baghdad Kills High-Ranking Commander of Pro-Iran Group

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US Drone Strike in Baghdad Kills High-Ranking Commander of Pro-Iran Group
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A U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on Wednesday reportedly killed a militia commander involved in attacks on U.S. service members.The drone strike killed Abu Baqir al-Saadi, a commander of Kataeb Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group operating in Iraq. An official statement by the U.S. military stated that al-Saadi was responsible for planning attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq., “U.S. Central Command forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in response to the attacks on U.S.

" forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in response to the attacks on U.S. service members, killing a Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on U.S. forces in the region," a statement from the military said. It did not name the commander.The U.S. launched a drone strike in Baghdad on Wednesday evening, targeting the head of the Kataib Hezbollah militia’s Syria operations, according to reports.

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