Saturday, January 6, 2024 – The U.S. military has confirmed a drone strike in Baghdad killed an Iraqi militia leader blamed for attacks against American forces in the country, according to a senior U.S. official.
It comes as growing regional tensions from the conflict
in Gaza threaten to spread across borders, igniting a regional war in
the Middle East.
The Popular Mobilisation Force (PMF) said its deputy head of
operations in Baghdad Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi was killed in the strike.
The group is linked to Iraq's armed forces, but the
government in Baghdad has only limited control over its activities.
The American official, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
said the strike targeted a leader of Harakat al Nujaba, a Shia militia that
forms part of the PMF, without naming the individual.
Iraq's foreign ministry condemned the attack.
'Iraq reserves its right to take a firm stance and take all
measures that deter anyone who tries to harm its land and security forces,' it
said.
Iraqi police sources and witnesses said a drone fired at
least two rockets in eastern Baghdad at a facility used by the Iraqi militia
group al-Nujaba.
The Iran-backed organization was designated a terrorist
group in 2019 by the Trump administration.
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