US Forces Strike Facilities Linked to Iran-Backed Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq

Strikes said to focus on the radical group’s headquarters, storage, and training locations for rocket, missile, and one-way attack UAV capabilities.

Debris lays near destroyed cars at the site of a U.S. airstrike, in Hilla, Iraq, on Dec. 26, 2023. Reuters/Alaa al-Marjani

The United States conducted airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities allegedly linked to Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated militant groups on Jan. 23, officials confirmed.

U.S. Central Command said the unilateral airstrikes were launched at 12:15 a.m. and targeted approximately three facilities used by the Kataib Hezbollah Shia terror group and affiliated groups in Iraq.