Accessibility links
Kataib Hezbollah Kataib Hezbollah
Stories About

Kataib Hezbollah

Wednesday

U.S. drone strike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq

People, rescuers and security forces gather around a vehicle hit by a drone strike, reportedly killing three people, including two leaders of a pro-Iran group, in Baghdad on Wednesday. Murtaja Lateef/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Murtaja Lateef/AFP via Getty Images

Middle East crisis — explained

U.S. drone strike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq

A U.S. drone strike in the Iraqi capital has killed at least one leader of an Iran-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah.

U.S. drone strike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq

Listen · 3:30
Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1229849017/1229889738" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

Iraq condemns U.S. airstrikes against Iran-linked groups

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chairs a meeting with top-ranking officials of the Iraqi armed forces and of the U.S.-led coalition about the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, in Baghdad on Jan. 27. Hadi Mizban/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Hadi Mizban/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Middle East crisis — explained

Iraq condemns U.S. airstrikes against Iran-linked groups

Iraqi government officials condemned the retaliatory U.S. airstrikes, saying the attacks showed U.S. forces had become a threat to their host country.

Iraq condemns U.S. airstrikes against Iran-linked groups

Listen · 3:31
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1228857501/1228857759" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Friday

U.S. hits Iranian proxies in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for deadly strikes

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the dignified transfer of the remains of three U.S. service members killed in a drone attack on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Friday. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

Middle East crisis — explained

U.S. hits Iranian proxies in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for deadly strikes

The strikes are more extensive and deadly than those launched since last October, when the Israeli-Gaza war began and pro-Iranian groups started an uptick of attacks.

U.S. hits Iranian proxies in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for deadly strikes

Listen · 3:29
Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1228132782/1228793588" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base

This Dec. 29, 2019, aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. Nasser Nasser/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Nasser Nasser/AP

Middle East crisis — explained

U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base

A "number" of U.S. personnel are being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries, the U.S. military said, after barrage of missiles and rockets targeted the Ain al-Asad base on Saturday evening.