Pentagon confirms strikes on facilities of militia backed by Iran in Iraq

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed unilateral strikes by the American military on facilities used by the Kataib Hezbollah group in Iraq.

"In response to attacks by the Iranian-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah (KH), including the attack on al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Jan. 20, on January 24 at 12:15 a.m. (Iraq time), US CENTCOM forces conducted unilateral airstrikes against three facilities used by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq," the report said.

"These strikes targeted KH headquarters, storage, and training locations for rocket, missile, and one-way attack UAV capabilities," according to the report published on the CENTCOM page on the social network X .