The Pentagon says the Kataib Hezbollah leader was responsible for directing attacks on American forces.

A senior commander of an Iran-backed militia has been killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad.

A leader of Kataib Hezbollah and two of his guards were in a vehicle when it was targeted in the east of the Iraqi capital. All three of them died.

The Pentagon said the commander was responsible for directing attacks on American forces in the region.

The US has linked the militia to a drone attack in Jordan that killed three US troops last month.

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    4•10 months ago

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    The US has conducted a drone strike against a senior commander of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, according to a US official.

    Iraqi security sources say the drone attack on a vehicle killed at least three people, including the leader of Kataib Hezbollah.

    The attack occurred in the city’s eastern Mashtal neighbourhood, sparking several loud explosions.

    A senior US defence official said it was carried out by a drone, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.

    Other groups supported by Iran were also hit in the Wednesday night attack, according to Reuters and AFP.

    The Kataib Hezbollah commander killed was responsible for operations in Syria, a member of the group told AFP.

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