Populist outrage in Iraq continues after a U.S. airstrike killed a senior Kata ib Hezbollah commander on February 7, 2024. A military spokesman said the commander, later identified as Abu Baqir al-Saadi, was "responsible for directly planning and
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On the 27th day of the war on Gaza, something started to happen in Baghdad. The Popular Mobilization Forces began to show footage of an “emergency” meeting that was held in wake of the battles between the Israelis and Palestinian Hamas movement. The meeting was attended by the majority of the main leaders of the Iraqi armed factions. Chief of Staff Abdulaziz al-Mohammedawi, known as Abou Fadak, warned of an impending war in the region.
Since three Americans were killed, the self-styled muqawama has been almost inactive, except for a spate of fake, foiled and disavowed attacks, pointing to an order from Iran to calm things down.