The United States conducted airstrikes in Iraq targeting and destroying a Kataeb Hezbollah operations center and Command and Control node south of Baghdad. The strikes were in response to attacks by Iran-backed militias against US forces in the region. Preliminary assessments indicated at least 6 militants were killed, with some sources reporting up to 8 casualties. The Pentagon announced additional strikes in direct response to the attacks by Iran. Iraq and Iran-backed militia groups condemned the US strikes, with Iraq expressing backlash against the expanded strikes on Iran-backed groups.
US forces attacked 4 times in Iraq, Syria within hours https://t.co/9m1FcPhTDA https://t.co/1FRgvfkSvA
About those strikes on US troops in Iraq and Syria https://t.co/uAt1PNpYRk
Son of Hezbollah lawmaker killed in Israeli airstrike 'You can hear the sounds of this heavy outgoing artillery as Hezbollah continues to attack northern Israel' Our @Nicole_Zedek reports from northern Israel https://t.co/0odVYydEfi
Iraq slams US strikes that killed eight pro-Iran fighters https://t.co/UJPGNU3iBO
"Militia officials in Iraq said the attack had killed eight Kataib Hezbollah members." https://t.co/HOHyzrkkZP
Hezbollah announces death of 5 fighters - sources say they were killed in an Israel stri ke on the village of Beit Yahoun in southern #Lebanon - bringing the total toll of Hezbollah fighters killed since violence broke out along the border to 85
Hezbollah says son of senior lawmaker among five dead in south Lebanon strike https://t.co/wYn8If7K0f via @timesofisrael
Hezbollah says son of senior lawmaker among five dead in south Lebanon strike https://t.co/zYKJaocQAf . Click to read ⬇️
Pentagon Announces Major Military Action In Response To Attacks 'By Iran' https://t.co/QNWHWZmw2O
Pentagon expands strikes on Iran-backed groups, drawing backlash from Iraq https://t.co/0ZEym5p4ge
#Israel airstrike killed Abbas Raad, a senior officer in Hezbollah's elite Radwan Forces and son of the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Muhammad Raad. Strike targeted south #Lebanon, according to Lebanese media. https://t.co/JqifHfZVmf
⚡️The son of the head of the Hezb-Allah’s parliamentary group, Mohammad Raad, has been martyred by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, as per the Al Jadeed correspondent on the scene https://t.co/7eNk5Odjbi
Pentagon expands strikes on Iran-backed groups, drawing backlash from Iraq https://t.co/0ZEym5owqG
Pentagon expands strikes on Iran-backed groups, drawing backlash from Iraq, latest from @JM_Szuba https://t.co/0ZEym5owqG
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah militia said five of its members were killed in its stronghold of Jurf al-Sakhar south of Baghdad in U.S. strikes that Washington said came in response to attacks by Iran-aligned militias against their forces in the region. (Reuters)
US AC-130 gunship targets Iran-backed militants in retaliatory strike following attack https://t.co/5tRifJg4qR https://t.co/o3iGWEcRXf
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah militia says 5 killed by US strikes https://t.co/6I9V7otzjf https://t.co/Z5p15TfwcT
Pentagon Announces Additional Strikes In ‘Direct Response’ To Attacks ‘By Iran’ https://t.co/4K1Dr1djLi
US fighter jets strike Iran-backed targets in Iraq after repeated attacks on US bases https://t.co/cj3AOEYUvd . Click to read ⬇️
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah said five of its members were killed in US strikes in the Jurf al-Sakhar area south of Baghdad, in a statement posted on social media on Wednesday. #UnitedStates | #Iraq | #Airstrike https://t.co/k9mBNhBNOz
Overnight: Iran-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah positions in Al Anbar and Jurf Al Saqar were targeted by #USAF 🇺🇸 According to @CarlaBabbVOA, at least 6 members of Kataib Hezbollah were eliminated. #Iraq 🇮🇶
US gunship strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq after ballistic missile attack https://t.co/FTAj2X0VXv
US launches retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militants in Iraq https://t.co/h5K1lOAPTo
US gunship strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq after ballistic missile attack https://t.co/FTAj2X0o7X
US official tells Reuters that the US airstrikes in Iraq tonight targeted and destroyed a Kataeb Hezbollah operations center and Command and Control node south of Baghdad
The U.S. conducted strikes on an operations center and C2 node that belonged to the Iranian-backed Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah group. Per preliminary assessments, at least 6 militants were killed, but the total could increase. This was the first time that the United States carried… https://t.co/YyYwebiSFC
A US official tells Reuters that the US airstrikes in Iraq tonight targeted and destroyed a Kataeb Hezbollah operations center and Command and Control node south of Baghdad