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Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah says it will temporarily suspend attacks on US embassy with conditions

AL-MONITOR
Mar 18, 2026
Smoke and fire rise during reported drone and rocket strikes at the U.S. embassy, according to Iraqi security sources, in Baghdad, Iraq. Social Media via REUTERS
Smoke and fire rise during reported drone and rocket strikes at the U.S. embassy, according to Iraqi security sources, in Baghdad, Iraq. Social Media via REUTERS — Social Media

CAIRO, March 18 (Reuters) - The Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah said on Wednesday it would suspend attacks on the U.S. embassy for five days with conditions.

The conditions listed by the group in a statement included Israel's halt of displacing and striking residents of Beirut's southern suburbs and a commitment to not shelling residential areas in Baghdad and other provinces.

(Reporting by Muayad Suadi, writing by Jaidaa Taha, editing by Chris Reese)

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