Baghdad, March 14, 2026 (AFP) - Two killed in strikes on Iraq capital targeting Iran-backed group: sources

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Explosions rocked Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday after two strikes targeted the powerful Iran-backed group Kataeb Hezbollah, killing two members including a "key figure", security sources said. The strikes are the first in the heart of Baghdad to kill Iran-backed fighters since the start of the Middle East war on February 28, which has not spared Iraq, long a proxy battleground between the US and Iran. "At 02:15 am (2315 GMT Friday), a missil......

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