15.03.2026 08:42
Abu Ali al-Amiri, a commander of the armed Shia militia group Kataib Hezbollah known for its proximity to Iran, was killed in an airstrike on his home in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
Iraqi Shia militia leader of the Asayib Ahl al-Haq Movement, Qais Khazali, stated in a written statement that in the attack carried out in Baghdad, Shia militia commander of Kataib Hezbollah, Abu Ali al-Amiri, as well as some members of the group were killed.
HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER KILLED
Khazali expressed that "the blood of the dead will not be in vain and this will turn into great anger in the future," describing the attack as "treacherous."
During the night hours in the Arasat neighborhood of Baghdad, an airstrike was carried out on a house. It was claimed that the house targeted in the attack belonged to Amiri, one of the commanders of Kataib Hezbollah.
FUNERAL CEREMONY HELD
After the attack, the area around the house was surrounded by Hashd al-Shaabi intelligence forces, as well as Iraqi police and army forces, and those attacked in the house were taken to the hospital by ambulance. Kataib Hezbollah held a funeral ceremony in Baghdad for its 3 deceased members.