US Designates Iran-Backed Militia Leader In Iraq As Global Terrorist - State Department
Faizan Hashmi Published February 27, 2020 | 01:40 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 27th February, 2020) The United States has designated Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Ahmad Al-Hamidawi as a global terrorist, US Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Nathan Sales told reporters on Wednesday.
"Today, Secretary [of State Mike] Pompeo has taken decisive action against Iran-backed militias in Iraq by designating Ahmad Al-Hamidawi as a specially designated global terrorist or SDGT," Sales said. "Al-Hamidawi is the Secretary-General of Kataib Hezbollah or KH, a group that is responsible for numerous terrorist attacks against US and Coalition forces in Iraq."
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