Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah announces suspension of military activities
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah announces suspension of military activities The leader of Iraqi paramilitary group Kataib Hezbollah, Ahmad al-Hamdawi, announced that military activities will be suspended "with the exception of targeting hostile aircraft violating the country’s airspace" , The Associated Press reported. Separately, Jaafar al-Husseini, a spokesperson for the umbrella group, said that…
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah, also known as the Hezbollah Brigades, has announced the suspension of its military activities. The group's leader, Ahmad al-Hamdawi, said that military operations would cease, except for responding to hostile aircraft that violate Iraq's airspace.
The announcement comes after the US completed its military withdrawal from Iraq, which had lasted 23 years. According to the US, over one million troops were involved in the first phase of the operation, resulting in 4,419 military personnel deaths and 31,993 wounded.
The group's spokesperson, Jaafar al-Husseini, stated that negotiations with the government over regulating weapons had failed to produce an agreement. Al-Husseini said that the group's weapons would remain under the control of its fighters, ready to target any enemy that threatens Iraq and its people.
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