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The US State Department's Rewards for Justice program announced a $10 million reward for information on Ahmad al-Hamidawi, the leader of the Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, as the US Treasury targets such groups.
An American journalist, kidnapped in March in Iraq, has reportedly been released by a pro-Iranian group.
Kataib Hezbollah has extended its ceasefire on US targets in Iraq for five days, warning foreign forces to leave while US Iran talks continue.
Tucker Carlson claims the CIA is preparing to charge him as an unregistered foreign agent for Iran, alleging they accessed his messages and tried to frame him, which he denies, insisting his communications were journalistic.
The militia's threat came as the US Embassy in Israel said it had authorized the departure of non-essential personnel on Friday.
The US State Department has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Ahmad al-Hamidawi, the leader of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia, who is accused of deadly attacks on US facilities and kidnapping US citizens.
US and Iraqi officials believe freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped last week by Kataib Hezbollah, a paramilitary group with ties to Iran, and is thought to be alive in their Iraqi stronghold.
Kataib Hezbollah has indicated a potential temporary pause in its attacks on US targets in Iraq, though the group's strict and unlikely conditions suggest that strikes could resume in the near future.
The armed Iraqi faction Kataib Hezbollah, which is close to Iran and has been repeatedly targeted since Saturday, when massive bombings by the US and Israel began in the Islamic…
Kataib Hezbollah is reportedly preparing for 'war' and has issued a warning to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) amidst escalating tensions between the US and Iran.
US officials have confirmed the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Iraq, and are now working to ensure her safe departure from the country.
Freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson, known for her intrepid, low-budget assignments, has been abducted in Baghdad, Iraq.
Two fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were killed in strikes in northern Iraq, according to the group, hours after Kataib Hezbollah announced a conditional suspension of attacks on the US embassy.
Iraqi Shiite militias linked with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Kataib Hezbollah and other Popular Mobilization Forces groups, were targeted in Israeli strikes, local media claims.