Khazali: The anti-Israel, pro-Iran leader in Iraq who the US sanctioned
Sanctions against Khazali target the leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia that has targeted the US and threatened Israel.
QAIS AL-KHAZALI, leader of the Iran-supported force Asaib Ahl al-Haq, speaks during a celebration of final victory over Islamic State, at the Wadi al-Salam cemetery in Najaf, Iraq. (photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN