By Anas al-Bar | 2026-04-10

The US Embassy in Baghdad and Iraqi infrastructure, from airports to energy hubs, are once again under fire by the Iranian regime's arm, Kataib Hizbullah.

This renewed surge in attacks shatters the group's short-lived, five-day "conditional truce," announced on March 18.

Analysts correctly dismissed the lull as a "tactical pause under fire," a desperate measure forced by devastating US precision airstrikes.

"These strikes didn't just hit camps; they obliterated Kataib Hizbullah’s command structure, delivering a violent jolt that the militia needed time to recover from," Raad al-Dulaimi, an Iraqi researcher, told Al-Fassel.

The most crippling blows were the executions of key figures. The strikes killed Abu Ali al-Askari, the official spokesperson who controlled intelligence.

Also killed was Abu Ali al-Amiri, the senior commander leading Kataib Hizbullah missile operations.

"This powerful offensive pressure, targeting high-ranking, front-line leaders, compelled the group to declare a unilateral truce to catch its breath," al-Dulaimi said.

Yet, the swift return to aggression, targeting citizens, embassies and Iraq's sovereignty, serves as chilling confirmation of the Kataib destructive strategy.

These militias remain a pivotal component of the Iranian regime's "Axis of Evil," and intensifying their own popular isolation and fueling Iraqi outrage.

They relentlessly drag Iraq into chaos, prioritizing the defense of the Iranian regime's existence over Iraq's stability.