Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi paramilitary group operating under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of pro-Iranian factions, has announced through its leader, Ahmad al-Hamdawi, that it will suspend military activities in Iraq, “with the exception of targeting hostile aircraft violating the country’s airspace”, The Associated Press reports.
– Separately, Jaafar al-Husseini, a spokesperson for the umbrella group, said in a release that negotiations with the government regarding the regulation of weapons had failed to yield an agreement.
– “The weapons of the Resistance will remain as a trust in the hands of the fighters,” al-Husseini said, adding that they would remain directed against any enemy that targets Iraq and its people.
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