High Casualties Among Groups Known as 'Resistance'; At Least 18 Senior Commanders Linked to the Islamic Republic Killed in 5 Months

The casualties of commanders from groups known as the Resistance have reached 18 in less than 5 months following the killing of two senior commanders of Kata'ib Hezbollah in Iraq on Wednesday, February 7. The United States claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior member of Kata'ib Hezbollah Iraq, announcing that Abu Bakr al-Saadi, the commander of the drone unit of Kata'ib, was killed in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in a drone attack in Jordan. Arkan al-Iyawi was another high-ranking commander of this group who, according to local sources, was killed in the US drone strike on Baghdad on Wednesday. Prior to this attack, four senior members of the Fatemiyoun group affiliated with the Islamic Republic were killed in US airstrikes on February 2 against positions of groups linked to the IRGC in Iraq and Syria. In the days leading up to this, 'Saeed Alidadi' from the Islamic Republic forces was killed in an Israeli attack in Damascus, Wissam al-Tawil, a senior Hezbollah commander, was killed in an Israeli attack, Mushtaq Talab al-Saidi, a senior commander of 'Harakat al-Nujaba' was killed by the US, Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy head of Hamas, was killed in an Israeli army attack, and Seyyed Reza Mousavi, Mohammad Ali Ataei, and Panah Taghizadeh, commanders of the Quds Force, were killed during an Israeli attack in Syria. Following the recent war between Israel and Hamas, the group known as the Resistance based in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen has repeatedly attacked American military bases in the region and cargo ships in the Red Sea. Captain Pete Win, a spokesperson for the US Department of Defense, stated on Tuesday, February 6, that since the onset of hostilities between the Israeli army and Hamas militants this fall, 146 American soldiers in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan have been affected by attacks from Iranian proxy groups, with three of these soldiers killed and the rest facing varying degrees of injury. The killing of two Kata'ib Hezbollah commanders in a US drone strike; report from Soran Khatibkhah, special news report - the killing of two Kata'ib Hezbollah commanders in Iraq. Iraq condemned the removal of the 'Kata'ib Hezbollah' commander in the heart of Baghdad; an American official: Iraq was unaware of this attack. Exclusive; two commanders of 'Kata'ib Hezbollah' were killed in a drone strike in Baghdad. Verification | The Islamic Republic falsely denies support for proxy groups in Iraq and Syria. Exclusive | Bradeski: Biden is 'not very scary' for the Islamic Republic; Slavine: The Iranian government has recognized America's 'red line'. Reactions in the US to airstrikes in Syria and Iraq; lawmakers from both parties welcomed the actions.