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2024 United States airstrikes on Kata'ib Hezbollah

On 24 January 2024, the United States launched an attack on Kata'ib Hezbollah in Iraq.[2][3][4] The airstrike destroyed a Kata'ib Hezbollah headquarters building and other Kata'ib Hezbollah facilities.

2024 United States airstrikes on Kata'ib Hezbollah
Part of regional escalation of the Israel–Hamas war and the United States–Iran proxy war
Date24 January 2024
Location
Iraq
Belligerents
 United States

 Iran

  • Kata'ib Hezbollah
Units involved
United States United States Armed Forces

Iran Iranian Armed Forces

Casualties and losses
None

Background

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According to the United States, the airstrikes were done in retaliation for attacks against the United States. These attacks included the al-Asad Airbase attack four days earlier.[5] The United States reported that Kata'ib Hezbollah was responsible for the attack.[4] The airstrikes and airbase attack are part of a regional escalation of the Israel–Hamas war and the United States–Iran proxy war.[3] Kata'ib Hezbollah is controlled by the Quds Force, which is a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces.[6][7]

Attack

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At approximately 12:15 a.m. Iraq time, the United States launched the airstrikes. The airstrikes destroyed three Kata'ib Hezbollah facilities.[2] These included a headquarters building, a training facility, and storage facility.[4] The U.S. airstrikes destroyed Kata'ib Hezbollah rockets, missiles, and one-way attack drones.[4] The United States conducted these airstrikes without consulting any allies.[4][3][8][9] Seven members of Kata'ib Hezbollah were killed in the airstrikes.[1]

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Friden, Liz (24 January 2024). "JUST IN: Up to 7 Kataib Hezbollah Iran proxy fighters were killed in yesterday's U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, a U.S. defense official tells Fox News. Two headquarters and an intelligence facility were destroyed, according to initial reports" (Post on 𝕏). 𝕏 (Formerly Twitter). Washington, D.C.: Fox News. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Copp, Tara; Baldor, Lolita C. (24 January 2024). "US hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen as fight with Iranian proxies intensifies" (News article). AP News. Washington, D.C.: Associated Press (AP). Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Liebermann, Oren; Britzky, Haley (23 January 2024). "US carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq" (News article). CNN. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 United States Department of Defense (24 January 2024). "U.S. Forces Strike Kataib Hezbollah Capabilities in Iraq" (Post on 𝕏). 𝕏 (Formerly Twitter). United States federal government. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "US strikes Iran-backed militia in Iraq". 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  6. ↑ "Kata'ib Hezbollah: A Dominant Iraqi Pro-Iranian Militia". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. 2 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Roggio, Bill (November 1, 2023). "PROFILES OF 15 IRANIAN-BACKED MILITIAS IN THE MIDDLE EAST". The Long War Journal.
  8. ↑ "US launches strikes in Iraq on militia groups backed by Iran". The Guardian. 2024-01-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  9. ↑ "US strikes targets in Iraq after forces wounded". Reuters.
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