Overview
- Kataeb Hezbollah said on March 23 it will continue its pause on attacks against the U.S. embassy in Baghdad for an additional five days.
- The group tied the halt to demands that Israeli attacks stop and that residential areas in Iraq and Beirut’s southern suburbs not be targeted.
- It warned it would respond to any perceived violations and said a mediator will be notified of its response mechanism.
- The announcement followed overnight strikes on a U.S. diplomatic and logistics site at Baghdad International Airport and reported strikes south of the capital that local officials said hit a Popular Mobilisation Forces stronghold.
- Pro‑Iran factions have claimed near‑daily attacks on U.S. interests since the February 28 U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran, drawing Iraq deeper into the confrontation, and Washington lists Kataeb Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.