{
  "id": 11129011,
  "title": "Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah announces suspension of military activities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/iraqs-kataib-hezbollah-announces-suspension-of-military-activities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:40:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraqs-kataib-hezbollah-announces-suspension-military-activities"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "US completes Iraq withdrawal: 23 years, 4,419 military deaths, $1.79 trillion in costs — key numbers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/us-completes-iraq-withdrawal-23-years-4-419-military-deaths-1-79",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:58:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}