Kataib Hezbollah suspends attacks on US forces.

"While we announce the suspension of military and security operations against the occupying forces – to avoid embarrassing the Iraqi government – ​​we will continue to protect our people in Gaza in other ways," Kataib Hezbollah commander Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi said in a statement.

A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (a paramilitary force) holds a flag of the Kataib Hezbollah militia during a protest against airstrikes on their base, outside the main gate of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 31, 2019. Photo: REUTERS

Three American soldiers were killed in a drone strike near the Jordan-Syria border on Sunday that the Pentagon said bore the "footprints" of Kataib Hezbollah, although a final assessment has not yet been made. The U.S. has vowed to retaliate for the attack.

Kataib Hezbollah is the strongest faction within the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a group comprised of hardline Shi'ite armed factions that has carried out more than 150 attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria since the war in Gaza began.

The U.S. responded with deadly attacks in a cycle of escalating violence that Iraqi officials say threatens to derail the country's stabilization process following decades of conflict.

Kataib Hezbollah's decision comes after days of intense efforts by the Iraqi Prime Minister to prevent further escalation following the Jordanian attack, according to his foreign policy adviser Farhad Alaadin.

Alaadin said in an interview: “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has been working hard over the past few days, connecting with all relevant parties inside and outside Iraq.” He added: “All parties need to support the Prime Minister’s efforts to prevent any potential escalation.”

Founded after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah is one of the most elite armed factions in Iraq.

Mai Vân (according to Reuters)

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