{"id":2170425,"date":"2024-02-07T15:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-drone-strike-smokes-multiple-iranian-backed-terrorist-leaders-reports\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T15:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:58:01","slug":"u-s-drone-strike-smokes-multiple-iranian-backed-terrorist-leaders-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-drone-strike-smokes-multiple-iranian-backed-terrorist-leaders-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Drone Strike Smokes Multiple Iranian-Backed Terrorist Leaders: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-drone-strike-smokes-multiple-iranian-backed-terrorist-leaders-reports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2170425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A U.S. drone strike killed multiple Iranian-backed terrorist leaders on Wednesday night in Baghdad, Iraq, according to initial reports.<\/p>\n<p>The strike comes after the Biden administration was widely criticized last week for repeatedly telegraphing its plans to hit certain targets in Iraq and Syria in response to Iranian-backed terrorists killing three U.S. soldiers and wounding dozens more in a suicide drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cU.S. drone struck [an] SUV driving through Baghdad with a hellfire missile killing three in the car,\u201d said Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Research Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). \u201cOf them, two leaders from the Iran loyalist Iraq militia Kataeb Hezbollah (Abu Baqer Al-Saidi and Arkan Al-Aliyawi).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least one is believed to be responsible for the militia\u2019s operations in Syria, from where the militia launched an explosive drone that hit a U.S. base in Jordan and killed three U.S. troops,\u201d Abdul-Hussain added. \u201cAmerica\u2019s long arm of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/drone-strikes-hit-vehicle-in-baghdad-security-sources-55483b1f\">told<\/a> Agence France Presse (AFP) that a drone \u201cfired three rockets at a 4X4 car\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. official confirmed to VOA News that the U.S. was behind the strike on the high-value target.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1707415109943000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3uE--69ZGK-k1HWr78bYO_\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Local Arabic-speaking media said that the third person killed in the vehicle was Abu Tahseen Al-Hamidawi from the Al-Nujaba Movement, another terrorist group backed by Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0627\u062c\u0644<\/a> \u2013 \u0637\u0627\u0626\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0633\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u062c\u0647\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u062a\u0633\u062a\u0647\u062f\u0641 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e &#8220;\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629&#8221; \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u062a\u0644 \u0634\u0631\u0642\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0628\u063a\u062f\u0627\u062f<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/20mgAKqdyj\">pic.twitter.com\/20mgAKqdyj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a\u0629 +INP (@INPPLUSarabi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INPPLUSarabi\/status\/1755300799591088213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iraqi media reporting a drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtped4UTAp\">pic.twitter.com\/jtped4UTAp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1755307656645087424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fire that engulfed a vehicle targeted by a drone strike in Baghdad has been extinguished. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VnrmaMAzeF\">pic.twitter.com\/VnrmaMAzeF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1755307860127604737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was a highly sophisticated assassination which took place in a busy neighborhood during the evening rush time in Baghdad, the commanders are high level Kataib Hezbollah (Drones, logistics and intelligence) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m8xCG8fzCZ\">pic.twitter.com\/m8xCG8fzCZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Nabil (@thestevennabil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thestevennabil\/status\/1755313291893891284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>This is a breaking news story; refresh the page for updates.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A U.S. drone strike killed multiple Iranian-backed terrorist leaders on Wednesday night in Baghdad, Iraq, according to initial reports. 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