Iran-backed Iraqi Kataeb Hezbollah announce killing of commander The Iran-backed Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah said that one of its commanders was killed in a strike in southern Iraq on Wednesday. Ahmad al-Hamidawi, the secretary-gen
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5 March 2026 07:50 GMT
The Iran-backed Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah said that one of its commanders was killed in a strike in southern Iraq on Wednesday.
Ahmad al-Hamidawi, the secretary-general of the armed faction, mourned the loss of a "great commander", Ali Hussein al-Freiji.
A strike hit a vehicle near the group's main base in southern Iraq, two sources from the faction told AFP, killing three. One source described the attack as a "Zionist-US strike".
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The four were arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation into surveillance of locations linked to Jewish communities.
Though the IDF has not issued a cumulative total update of strikes, the number is likely close to 450 attacks based on the various updates provided.
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