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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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.
