BAGHDAD, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - An Iran-backed armed group announced on Monday that it would continue its five-day pause on attacking the US embassy in Baghdad. On Thursday, Kataeb Hezbollah, designated a "terrorist organisation" by Washington, said it would stop attacking the Baghdad embassy under certain conditions, including an end to attacks on residential parts of Iraq and the southern suburbs of Beirut. The latter area is a bastion of Lebanon's Hezbollah, which is also Iran-backed and is at war with Israel. "The deadline given to the embassy of American evil will be extended by an additional five days," Kataeb Hezbollah said in a statement on Monday. A Kataeb Hezbollah official said on condition of anonymity that his group had been targeted.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 23, 2026 04:11 UTC