{"id":2170579,"date":"2024-02-07T17:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T22:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-takes-out-iran-backed-terrorist-commander-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T17:54:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T22:54:47","slug":"us-takes-out-iran-backed-terrorist-commander-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-takes-out-iran-backed-terrorist-commander-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"US eliminates Iranian-backed terrorist commander in Iraq"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fus-takes-out-iran-backed-terrorist-commander-in-iraq%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=2170579&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--><h2>Commander from Iran-Backed Group Killed in U.S. Strike in Iraq<\/h2>\n<p>A \u2063high-ranking commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an\u200c Iran-backed armed\u2062 group in Iraq, was eliminated in a powerful \u200dU.S. strike on Wednesday, according to the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;[U.S.] forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in \u200bresponse to the attacks\u200c on U.S. service members, killing a Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and participating\u2064 in attacks on\u2063 U.S. forces \u2062in the region,&#8221; a statement from the military said. It did not name the commander.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The military emphasized that no civilians were harmed during the \u2062operation.<\/p>\n<p>Informants, who preferred to remain anonymous,\u2062 revealed that the targeted commander was Abu Baqir\u2064 al-Saadi, who met his demise in a drone strike on a vehicle in eastern Baghdad.<\/p>\n<p>One of the sources disclosed that three individuals lost their \u2062lives in the attack, and the vehicle in question was utilized \u200bby Iraq&#8217;s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a state security agency consisting of numerous armed groups with close\u2063 ties to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Kataib Hezbollah \u200dfighters\u2064 and commanders are part\u2062 of the\u2063 PMF. In January, three U.S. troops were\u200d killed in\u2062 a drone attack near\u200d the \u2062Jordan-Syria \u200dborder, an incident that the Pentagon attributed to Kataib Hezbollah. Subsequently, the group announced a suspension of military operations against U.S. troops in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Since the\u200b start of the Gaza war in October, \u2062Iraq and Syria have experienced almost daily retaliatory attacks between hardline Iran-backed\u200c armed groups and U.S. forces stationed in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, the U.S. launched strikes against Iran-backed groups in\u200d Iraq and\u2063 Syria, signaling the beginning of its response to \u200bthe killing of the three U.S. soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>In January, a U.S. drone strike took down\u2063 a senior militia commander in central Baghdad, a retaliatory move by Washington following drone and rocket attacks on its forces.<\/p>\n<p>As a precautionary measure, Iraqi \u2064special forces\u2064 were placed on high alert in Baghdad, and \u200dadditional units were deployed \u2062within the\u200b Green Zone, which\u2064 houses\u2064 international diplomatic \u2063missions, including the U.S. embassy.<\/p>\n<h3>Published under:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/iran\/\" title=\"View all posts in Iran\">Iran<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2062 does the killing of \u2063a Kataib Hezbollah\u200b commander\u200d affect the group&#8217;s ability to\u2062 carry\u200c out \u200bfurther attacks on coalition forces?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Sponsible \u2063for \u200crecent attacks on coalition bases in Iraq,&#8221; a\u200c U.S. official said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This \u2064development\u2064 marks a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between \u2063the United States \u2062and Iran-backed groups operating in Iraq. The strike comes as a response to recent attacks on U.S. service \u2064members stationed\u200b in Iraq, which have been attributed to Kataib Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-linked paramilitary organization.<\/p>\n<p>Kataib\u2063 Hezbollah \u200chas been involved in numerous attacks on coalition\u200d forces in \u200dIraq over the years, garnering a reputation as\u2063 a \u200dformidable \u2062and highly capable armed group. The group, which was initially formed in 2003 to fight against the \u2064U.S.-led\u200d occupation, has since evolved into\u200d a\u2064 prominent player\u200c in the Iraqi political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063U.S. strike that targeted\u2062 the Kataib Hezbollah commander \u2062was a \u2062unilateral action, indicating \u2064that the United States took the decision \u2063to\u200c act \u200dwithout the approval or coordination of the Iraqi government. This move is likely to\u200c further strain the already tense relationship between the two \u2062countries.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. military has\u200b not revealed the identity of the commander \u2063killed in the strike, it is clear\u200c that the operation was\u200d a significant blow to Kataib Hezbollah. The loss of a\u2063 high-ranking \u2062commander will undoubtedly disrupt the group&#8217;s operations \u200cand potentially weaken \u2062its ability to\u2062 carry out further attacks on coalition forces.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has been supporting \u200dvarious\u2062 armed groups \u2063in Iraq,\u2063 including Kataib Hezbollah, as part of its broader regional strategy. This support has been a major source of concern \u200dfor the United \u200bStates, which\u200c views Iran&#8217;s activities in the region as destabilizing and a threat to its interests.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bkilling of a \u2064Kataib Hezbollah commander \u200bby U.S. forces is \u2064likely to further escalate tensions between the two countries and \u2062increase the risk \u2062of \u2064further retaliatory \u200dactions. Already strained relations between the United States and Iran have deteriorated in \u200drecent years, with the U.S. imposing tough \u200csanctions on\u2063 Iran and withdrawing from the Iran nuclear \u2064deal.<\/p>\n<p>This latest strike in Iraq adds another layer of complexity to the already volatile situation in the region. It remains to\u2062 be seen how Iran will\u2063 respond to the killing of one of \u2062its prominent allies \u200bin Iraq. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-are-already-panicking-about-trumps-2024-plan\/\" title=\"Liberals Are Already Panicking About Trump's 2024 Plan\">deep-rooted animosity<\/a> between the U.S. and Iran, the risk\u2063 of a broader conflict cannot be\u200d ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>The international community will be closely watching the developments in the aftermath of the strike, particularly regarding\u2064 Iran&#8217;s response. The situation in Iraq, already burdened by instability and violence, is likely \u2063to face\u200c further challenges and uncertainty as a result of this targeted U.S. strike.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions continue to simmer in the Middle\u2063 East, it is crucial \u200cfor all parties involved to\u200d exercise restraint and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-fires-missile-with-range-to-strike-us\/\" title=\"North Korea launches missile capable of hitting US\">explore diplomatic avenues<\/a> to de-escalate the situation. A further escalation in hostilities can only lead to more bloodshed and suffering for the \u200dpeople \u200cof Iraq and the wider\u2064 region.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the killing of a high-ranking commander from \u2063Kataib Hezbollah in a\u2062 U.S. strike underscores\u2063 the growing complexities \u200dand risks involved in\u2064 the ongoing power struggle in Iraq, \u200cwith\u2064 significant implications for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-loses-military-dominance-over-china-in-key-area-profound-implications-predicted\/\" title=\"US Loses Military Dominance Over China in Key Area - 'Profound' Implications Predicted\">broader geopolitical dynamics<\/a> in the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kataib Hezbollah commander, accused by the Pentagon of attacking U.S. troops, was killed in a U.S. strike in Iraq. The U.S. military stated that the strike was a response to the attacks on American service members. The commander was responsible for planning and executing these assaults<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2170580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-07T201508Z_2_LYNXMPEK160VJ_RTROPTP_4_IRAQ-SECURITY-BLASTS-scaled-e1707343774811.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2170579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-07T201508Z_2_LYNXMPEK160VJ_RTROPTP_4_IRAQ-SECURITY-BLASTS-scaled-e1707343774811.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2170579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2170580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2170579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2170579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2170579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}