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Kataib Hezbollah Suspends Attacks, Sets Conditions for Peace

3/19/2026

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Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi armed group, announced a five-day suspension of attacks on the United States embassy, effective March 18, 2026, contingent on specific conditions.
The group demands that Israel stop displacing and attacking residents in Beirut's southern suburbs and refrain from shelling residential areas in Baghdad and other provinces.
The announcement frames the pause as conditional and time-limited, tied to the stated demands.

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Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi armed group, announced a five-day suspension of attacks on the United States embassy, effective March 18, 2026, contingent on specific conditions.
The group demands that Israel stop displacing and attacking residents in Beirut's southern suburbs and refrain from shelling residential areas in Baghdad and other provinces.
The announcement frames the pause as conditional and time-limited, tied to the stated demands.