PMU react angrily to US attack on Kataib Hezbollah facilities near Syrian border
US strikes on Kataib Hezbollah near the Syrian border have sparked debate over whether the attack infringed on Iraq's sovereignty. Al-Monitor spoke to the PMU commander for western Anbar, where dozens of fighters officially under his command were killed.
BAGHDAD — Retaliatory strikes near the Iraqi-Syrian border Dec. 29 on Iran-linked armed groups, after an attack on a base near Kirkuk that killed a US contractor two days prior, may mark a significant escalation between the major foreign powers vying for influence in the country.
The target, Kataib Hezbollah (KH), is considered a terrorist organization by the United States. Part of it has been incorporated into official Iraqi government forces within the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
