Funeral Held In Najaf For Kataib Hezbollah Members Killed In Baghdad Airstrike

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Najaf, Iraq, to attend the funeral of two members of Kataib Hezbollah who were killed in an airstrike in Baghdad. According to sources affiliated with Iranian-backed armed groups, the strike hit a house early Saturday in the capital’s busy Karrada district, killing at least two people and injuring two others. In a statement, the Iraqi Armed Forces condemned the attack, calling it a “blatant violation of humanitarian values” and a disregard for international conventions. The strike occurred shortly before a missile attack targeted the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, raising concerns about escalating tensions in the region.