Kataib Hezbollah

Iraqi-based Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah offers to ‘buy’ weapons from other militias

Kataib Hezbollah is sanctioned by the US as a terrorist group and is behind numerous killings and kidnappings; now it wants even more weapons.

Fighters lift flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including al-Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah, during a funeral in Baghdad for five militants killed a day earlier in a US strike in northern Iraq, on December 4, 2023.
Members of the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah attend the funeral of their members, who were killed in an airstrike that targeted a Hashd al‑Shaabi headquarters near the western al‑Qaim district on the Syrian border, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 2, 2026.

Are Iranian-backed militias in Iraq really ready to hand over weapons? - analysis

MOHAMMAD BAQER Saad Dawood Al-Saadi standing in front of an array of machineguns in a conference room.

Iranian regime operative who directed wave of Ashab al-Yamin attacks on Jewish targets indicted

PROTESTERS MARCH at a rally marking Al-Quds Day and opposing the war on Iran and Lebanon in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2026.

Iran allegedly behind Canada attacks on US consulate, synagogue


Recent IDF casualties show deadly drone threat from Iraq, Yemen is increasing - analysis

The Iranian-backed drone programs that proliferated in the Middle East in recent years have become increasingly deadly.

A drone is seen ahead of the international "BLUE GUARDIAN" drone drill held in Israel.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 351?

IDF eliminates Gaza terrorists • IAF jets strike 16 Hezbollah Radwan commanders in Beirut • Iraqi militias reassess security protocols

Israel's Air Force strikes Lebanon, 22 September 2024

Iraqi militias reassess security protocols in wake of Hezbollah pager explosions

Militias in Iraq have implemented advanced preventive strategies to thwart events similar to the explosions that occurred in Hezbollah's communications systems in Lebanon.

 A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019.

Iraq returns to the spotlight as Iran prods Iraqi militias to move against US forces - analysis

Iran convinced Iraqi militias to carry out attacks on US forces in Iraq between October 2023 and January, including Kataib Hezbollah's drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers.

 Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

'Qassem Soleimani Force': What is Iran's new multi-national military force?

20% of Qassem Soleimani Forces' members are from the Houthis in Yemen, with the rest from pro-Iranian factions and groups in Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria.

 A poster of Houthi leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, is held by a protester as others hold up their weapons during a rally held to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen July 26, 2024.

US struck Iran-backed militias after new threats

Strikes in Iraq reflect an attempt by Iran to open a new front against the US after several months of quiet in Iraq.

 Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Baghdad. July 25, 2014

Iran’s militias in Iraq threaten Israel amid Houthi, Hezbollah attacks

Kataib Hezbollah and the Houthis have both slammed Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, accusing them of working with Israel.

 Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

Kataib Hezbollah’s threats to Israel, Saudi are further Iranian escalations - analysis

The terror group slammed America as “evil and criminal” and accused it of “participating in the killing of the Palestinian people by supporting the Zionists..."

 Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

Kataib Hezbollah to consider ending suspension of attacks on US targets - report

After a visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani to the US, Kataib Hezbollah officials in the country met to discuss the potential move.

 A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019.

US shows no apparent strategy to counter Kataib Hezbollah's attacks

The attack on Rumeilan is significant from a number of points of view. 

 THE RESULTS OF a February 5 Iranian drone attack on a Syrian Democratic Forces training facility  at al-Omar, Deir al Zur, Syria.