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US confirms it killed pro-Iran commander in Iraq strike
7 February 2024 21:23 GMT
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The US military confirmed that a commander of a pro-Iran militia involved in assaults on American forces was killed in Iraq by a US air strike on Wednesday.
The strike came “in response to the attacks on US service members” and killed “a Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on US forces in the region”, the military’s Central Command said on social media.
“There are no indications of collateral damage or civilian casualties at this time,” it added.
Reuters reported that senior commander Abu Baqir al-Saadi was the commander who was killed.