Iran-Backed Terrorist Groups Plotting Attacks Against Americans in Iraq, US Says

Last month, freelance American journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in Baghdad by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Kataib Hezbollah.

Iraqi counterterrorism forces stand guard in front of the U.S. Embassy in the capital Baghdad on Jan. 2, 2020. Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has warned that Iranian-backed terrorist groups in Iraq are plotting attacks against U.S. citizens in Iraq.

“Iraqi terrorist militias aligned with Iran continue to plot additional attacks against U.S. citizens and targets associated with the United States throughout Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region,” the U.S. Embassy wrote in an April 20 post on X.