Kataib Hezbollah

US Treasury goes after Iranian-backed militias in Iraq

Several days ago, the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program announced a $10 million reward for information on Ahmad al-Hamidawi, the leader of the militia Kataib Hezbollah.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.
Mourners march in the funeral of a Kataib Hezbollah terrorist after a US airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters near the Iraq-Syria border, pictured in Baghdad, March 2, 2026.

US State Dept. offers $10m. reward for Hamidawi, leader of Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia

The US State Department offered up to $10 million for information on Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of Kataib Hezbollah, responsible for deadly attacks on US facilities and the kidnapping of US citizens.

|ByJAMES GENN
US JOURNALIST Shelly Kittleson is pictured in Baghdad on March 31, shortly before she was abducted. Her disappearance has focused attention on the threat posed by Iran-backed militias and the deteriorating security environment in postwar Iraq.

Iraq’s militia state: Shelly Kittleson’s kidnapping exposes who runs Baghdad

BEHIND THE LINES: Since October 2023, forces associated with the PMF – that is, affiliated with the government of Iraq – engaged in ongoing attacks against US personnel and positions.

|ByJONATHAN SPYER
US journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a picture in Baghdad on March 31, 2026.

Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah to release abducted American journalist Shelly Kittleson

Middle East news site Al-Monitor said Kittleson was a US freelance journalist based in Rome who had covered several wars in the region and had contributed articles to the outlet.

|ByREUTERS

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 351?

IDF eliminates Gaza terrorists • IAF jets strike 16 Hezbollah Radwan commanders in Beirut • Iraqi militias reassess security protocols

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's Air Force strikes Lebanon, 22 September 2024

Iraqi militias reassess security protocols in wake of Hezbollah pager explosions

Militias in Iraq have implemented advanced preventive strategies to thwart events similar to the explosions that occurred in Hezbollah's communications systems in Lebanon.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByANNA BARSKY
A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019.

Iraq returns to the spotlight as Iran prods Iraqi militias to move against US forces - analysis

Iran convinced Iraqi militias to carry out attacks on US forces in Iraq between October 2023 and January, including Kataib Hezbollah's drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers.

AUGUST 21, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

'Qassem Soleimani Force': What is Iran's new multi-national military force?

20% of Qassem Soleimani Forces' members are from the Houthis in Yemen, with the rest from pro-Iranian factions and groups in Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria.

AUGUST 6, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
A poster of Houthi leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, is held by a protester as others hold up their weapons during a rally held to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen July 26, 2024.

US struck Iran-backed militias after new threats

Strikes in Iraq reflect an attempt by Iran to open a new front against the US after several months of quiet in Iraq.

JULY 31, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Baghdad. July 25, 2014

Iran’s militias in Iraq threaten Israel amid Houthi, Hezbollah attacks

Kataib Hezbollah and the Houthis have both slammed Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, accusing them of working with Israel.

JULY 24, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

Kataib Hezbollah’s threats to Israel, Saudi are further Iranian escalations - analysis

The terror group slammed America as “evil and criminal” and accused it of “participating in the killing of the Palestinian people by supporting the Zionists..."

JULY 14, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia hold the picture of the Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as they gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

Kataib Hezbollah to consider ending suspension of attacks on US targets - report

After a visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani to the US, Kataib Hezbollah officials in the country met to discuss the potential move.

MAY 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019.

US shows no apparent strategy to counter Kataib Hezbollah's attacks

The attack on Rumeilan is significant from a number of points of view. 

MAY 3, 2024ByJONATHAN SPYER
THE RESULTS OF a February 5 Iranian drone attack on a Syrian Democratic Forces training facility at al-Omar, Deir al Zur, Syria.

Israel-Hamas War Day 199: What's going on in Gaza, Syria, Iraq?

Terror attack in Jerusalem • IDF intelligence head resigns •Kataib Hezbollah fire rockets at US military base • Fatah admits Hamas kills aid workers to steal food

APRIL 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in the West Bank. April 22, 2024.