Following the deadly attack by pro-Iranian militias on US soldiers in Jordan, the US government has identified a group as responsible. “We believe the attack was planned, financed and executed by an umbrella organization called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” John Kirby, communications director for the National Security Council, said in Washington on Wednesday. The organization includes several groups, including the pro-Iranian militia Kataib Hezbollah.
Three American soldiers were killed in a drone strike near the Syrian border on Sunday. Numerous other soldiers were injured. Biden blamed “radical Iranian-backed militant groups” for the attack and threatened retaliation.
The “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” claimed responsibility for the attack. It is a kind of umbrella group for pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, which have been operating together under this general name since October 7. The Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah is one of the strongest militias in Iraq. She calls for the withdrawal of US troops from the country.
Since the start of the Gaza war between Israel and the Islamist Hamas in October, pro-Iranian militias have carried out almost daily attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Syria. The US government responded with air strikes in both countries. Moreover, the Yemeni Houthis – in solidarity with Hamas – repeatedly attack cargo ships in the Red Sea. In response, the US and Britain, with the support of allies, launched military strikes against the Iranian-backed militia in Yemen. (sda/dpa)
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