US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad - BBC News

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

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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.

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