Kata'ib Hezbollah Suspends Military Activities Following US Withdrawal from Iraq
Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of the Iran-aligned Iraqi paramilitary group Kata'ib Hezbollah, has announced a suspension of the group's military activities following the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, with the exception of targeting hostile aircraft that violate Iraqi airspace. A spokesperson for the broader umbrella organisation stated that negotiations with the Iraqi government regarding the group's weapons had failed to reach an agreement.
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Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of the Iran-aligned Iraqi paramilitary group Kata'ib Hezbollah, announced that the group would suspend its military activities in Iraq following the withdrawal of United States troops from the country, according to reports from the Associated Press via Middle East Eye. The group stated it would make an exception for targeting hostile aircraft that violate Iraqi airspace.
Separately, Jaafar al-Husseini, a spokesperson for the broader umbrella group to which Kata'ib Hezbollah belongs, stated that negotiations with the Iraqi government over regulating the group's weapons had failed to produce an agreement. Al-Husseini said: "The weapons of the Resistance will remain as a trust in the hands of the fighters," and added that the weapons would remain directed against any enemy that targets Iraq and its people.
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