Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say

Washington reagiert mit der Attacke auf die proiranische Kataib Hisbollah erneut auf den tödlichen Drohnenangriff vom Januar gegen einen amerikanischen Stützpunkt. Das Pentagon kündigt weitere Schläge an.

US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops

The attack by the US is expected to inflame already tense relationships between Baghdad and Washington

US kills militant leader

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US carried out an airstrike in Iraq killing high-ranking member of an armed group linked to Iran

The US says air strikes in Iraq have killed a commander of the armed group Kataib Hezbollah which is linked to Iran.

US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader

It is the latest retaliatory move by American forces following an attack on a base in Jordan that killed three US soldiers last month.