Kataib Hezbollah

Iran allegedly behind Canada attacks on US consulate, synagogue

Al-Saadi, working on behalf of the Islamic Regime proxy, told an undercover law enforcement officer that his "people" were behind two attacks in Canada, against a consulate and synagogue.

PROTESTERS MARCH at a rally marking Al-Quds Day and opposing the war on Iran and Lebanon in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2026.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference, following a deal on the Chagos Islands, at a military headquarters in London, Britain May 22, 2025.

With an Iranian proxy commander arrested for attacks in the UK, will Starmer respond? - analysis

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi pictured with Qasem Soleimani in a photo from Saadi’s social media.

US arrests Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah commander wanted for plots against Jews, US interests

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces stand guard at a military base near the Iraqi-Syrian border in Al-Qaim, west of Iraq on January 23, 2026.

Iranian-backed militias search Iraq for 'Zionist-American' base in show of force - analysis


Controversy and confusion in Iraq over attempt to freeze assets of Hezbollah, Houthis - analysis

A list reporting that Iraq had approved the freezing of Hezbollah and Houthi funds was reportedly mistakenly published before revision.

 Hezbollah flags flutter as protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2024.

Israel's policy in Syria is 'rudderless,' Syria expert Elizabeth Tsurkov tells 'Post'

Tsurkov: “There is no clear objective for Israel's presence. What is the long-term goal? What is the long-term vision?”

A damaged site, following an Israeli raid on Friday, according to Syrian state media, in Beit Jinn, Syria November 28, 2025.

'Go to Gaza,' freed Iraqi captive Elizabeth Tsurkov tells Israeli journalist Amit Segal

Channel 12 reporter Amit Segal called former Kata’ib Hezbollah hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov “scum” after she criticized the news channel’s reporting of IDF operations in Gaza.

 Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov over a backdrop of Iraqi and Israeli flags.

'Kataib Hezbollah used me as a punching bag,' Tsurkov says in first interview since release

Tsurkov was beaten “senseless”, hung from the ceiling, and electrocuted, according to the New York Times.

 Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov over a backdrop of Iraqi and Israeli flags.

Iraq worries about rising tensions with US following Hegseth call

The US Secretary of War reportedly called his Iraqi counterpart to issue its "sternest warning yet" to Baghdad.

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025.

IDF, Mossad readying for Oct. 7-style attack from Iran-backed militias in Iraq

The main method of attack would likely involve launching missiles and drones from Iraqi territory, following a pattern similar to the one used during the first days of the Israel-Hamas War.

A mourner attends the funeral of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq September 22, 2024.

Sunni candidate killed ahead of Iraq’s November parliamentary elections

This is the most high-profile assassination of these elections and the most high-profile attack in Iraq in recent memory. 

A man looks at the site where a car packed with explosives blew up yesterday, in Hayy al-Shurta, a Shi'ite district in Baghdad, Iraq February 17, 2017.

State Dept. designates four Iran-backed Iraqi militias as Foreign Terrorist Orgs.

The State Department designated Hakarat al-Nujaba, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Hakarat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, and Kataib al-Imam Ali, all part of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces.

Mourners attend the funeral of Haider al-Moussawi, head of the security unit in the Shi'ite armed group Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, and senior Hezbollah figure Abu Ali Khalil, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2025.

After 903 days in Iraq captivity, Elizabeth Tsurkov lands in Israel

The Prime Minister's Office and Mossad welcomed her return, stating, "Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was held hostage in Iraq and released last night, has landed in Israel."

An ambulance arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan ahead of freed hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov's arrival for treatment on September 10, 2025.

Iraqi sources spin release of Tsurkov as preventing ‘conflict’ - analysis

Iraq appears to want to wring concessions for having freed her. It took 900 days, but authorities in Baghdad are making it seem as if they did what was expected.

 Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year by Iranian-backed terrorist group Kataib Hezbollah.