PENTAGON – The leader of an Iranian-backed militia tied to repeated attacks on US forces in Iraq is dead killed in what American officials are descri
The leader of an Iranian-backed militia tied to repeated attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq is dead, killed in what American officials are describing as a precision airstrike in the heart of Baghdad.
U.S. defense officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of the operation, said the midday Thursday strike targeted a vehicle outside the headquarters of the Harakat-al-Nujaba militia, killing Mushtaq Jawad Kazim al-Jawari and another militia member.
Al-Jawari, also known as Abu-Taqwa, „was actively involved in planning and carrying out attacks against American personnel,“ one official told VOA, describing the U.S. strike as „necessary and proportionate.“
„No civilians were harmed. No infrastructure or facilities were struck,“ the official said.
