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Iraqi security forces arrested more than a dozen pro-Iran fighters overnight, in their first raid against those accused of anti-US rocket attacks, Iraqi officials told AFP early Friday.
Elite fighters from the Counter-Terrorism Service raided a headquarters in southern Baghdad used by Kataeb Hezbollah, a pro-Iran faction also identified as Brigade 45 of the Hashed Al Shaabi military force.
"Based on intelligence information, a CTS unit raided a base used by Brigade 45, seizing three rocket launchers and arresting 13 fighters," one of the officials said.
There was no official comment from the CTS or from Kataeb Hezbollah.
Since October, nearly three dozen attacks have targeted American interests in Iraq, including a range of military bases, the US embassy in Baghdad and US oil companies.
They have killed Iraqi, US and UK military personnel.
The US has blamed Kataeb Hezbollah for the attacks and has retaliated twice, in both cases after rockets killed US military personnel stationed at Iraqi bases.
Washington has pressured Baghdad to take tougher action against the group, and Thursday's late-night raid is the first of its kind.
Kataeb Hezbollah (KH) is a powerful faction within the Hashed al-Shaabi, a network of armed groups that have been integrated into the Iraqi security forces.
KH are known to be close to Iran, deeply opposed to the US presence in the region and in possession of "drones, guided missiles and other rockets of various sizes," according to its spokesman.
While it has never claimed responsibility for the attacks, it has hailed them as a way to pressure US forces to leave.
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