Strikes on Iraqi capital kill 2 Iran-linked Kataeb Hezbollah members

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseMarch 14, 2026 at 04:35 AM

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Strikes in Baghdad, Iraq on Saturday targeted the Iran-backed group Kataeb Hezbollah, killing two members, including a key figure. The first strike hit a house used by the group in the Arasat neighborhood at 2:15 am, also wounding two members. Two hours later, a separate air strike targeted a vehicle in eastern Baghdad, killing a member of the Hashed al-Shaabi. These are the first strikes in Baghdad to kill Iran-backed fighters since the start of the Middle East war on February 28. The reason for the strikes was not explicitly stated in the article.

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Mojtaba Khamenei 30% Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 40% Hashed al-Shaabi 50% United States 60% Iraq ×275% Iran ×480% Baghdad ×385% Kataeb Hezbollah ×290%

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strikes 90% kataeb hezbollah 80% iran-backed group 70% baghdad 70% middle east war 60% hashed al-shaabi 50% air strike 50% proxy battleground 40%

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Baghdad

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