Iraq’s government and an Iraqi militia vow to send aid, fighters to Lebanon

The Iraqi government and an Iran-backed Iraqi militia are promising to send assistance to Lebanon.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has ordered Iraqi medical and emergency service teams to be sent, his office says in a statement.

The Kataeb Hezbollah militia, one of the most powerful among Iraq’s Iranian-backed armed groups, says in a separate statement that it will “put all our capabilities in the hands of the brothers in Lebanon.”

“We are fully prepared to go with them to the end, and to send fighters, equipment and support, whether on the technical or logistical level,” it says.

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