Lebanon’s Hezbollah condemns US airstrikes in Iraq
Lebanon’s Hezbollah condemned on Monday US
airstrikes in Iraq and Syria targeting the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah
militia, calling them a blatant attack on Iraqi sovereignty, security, and
stability.
In a statement, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which is also
backed by Iran, criticized the United States for attacking groups in Iraq that
have helped it ISIS.
The US military carried out air strikes in Iraq and
Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah militia group in response to the killing of
a US civilian contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base, US
officials said on Sunday.
Iraqi security and militia sources said at least 25
militia fighters were killed and at least 55 wounded following three US air
strikes in Iraq on Sunday.
At least four local Kataib Hezbollah commanders were
among the dead, the sources said, adding that one of the strikes had targeted
the militia group’s headquart
