Iranian-backed group vows to expand conflict if US airstrikes continue

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Iranian-backed group vows to expand conflict if US airstrikes continue
By Tara Copp, AP and Kareem Chehayeb, AP
 Wednesday, Nov 22
 
A major Iranian-backed militant group in Iraq warned Wednesday it may strike additional U.S. targets after U.S. warplanes killed multiple militants in response to the first use of short-range ballistic missiles against U.S. forces at Al-Asad Air Base earlier this week.

U.S. fighter jets struck a Kataib Hezbollah operations center and a Kataib Hezbollah command and control node near Al Anbar and Jurf al Saqr, south of Baghdad, on Tuesday, two defense officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to provide additional sensitive details of the attacks.


There were Kataib Hezbollah personnel at both sites at the time of the strikes, but the officials said they could not yet confirm whether anyone there was killed.

Militia officials in Iraq said the attack had killed eight Kataib Hezbollah members.

https://www.airforcetimes.com/flashpoints/israel-palestine/2023/11/22/iranian-backed-group-vows-to-grow-conflict-if-us-airstrikes-continue/

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Iranian leadership is deeply HATED by the Iranian population. Iran will never start a conflict with Israel or the U.S. for fear of internal revolution. The population is more likely to fight against their own leadership during a conflict, instead of fighting for them.

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The Americans, Saudis, Israelis, and United Arab Emirates need to start dismantling Iran's proxy networks to defang those belligerent S.O.B.'s.