Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah threatens escalation if Blinken visits Baghdad
A senior leader of Kataib Hezbollah warned that Blinken, who they referred to as "son of a Jew," was not welcome in Iraq.
A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019.(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)ByTZVI JOFFRE
