The Kataib Hezbollah group, supported by Iran, stated this Saturday (28) that will attack US bases soon. The statement comes after the North American country, together with Israel, attacked Iranian territory.
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Trump claims the objective of the offensive is to “defend the American people” from what he called “threats from the Iranian government.” In a video published on the social network Truth Social, the US president said he will destroy Iran’s missiles and guarantee that the Middle Eastern country will not have nuclear weapons.
An Israeli official said Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was targeted. The information was also confirmed to CNN by two sources close to the military operation.
In response, Iran attacked American bases in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Other countries hit so far are Jordan and Iraq. According to the team at CNNis an unprecedented attack in the Middle East.
What is Kataib Hezbollah?
Founded in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, the
The group is also the most powerful armed faction of the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” – an umbrella term for the hard-line Shiite armed groups that have claimed more than 150 attacks on US forces since the start of the war in Gaza.
After its founding, the group quickly developed a reputation for deadly attacks against military and diplomatic targets in the 2000s.
They use a mix of sniper attacks, rockets and mortars, and roadside bombs – and tend to neither openly confirm nor deny their involvement.
The US classified Kataib Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in 2009.
