The U.S. drone strike that killed an Iraqi-based militant leader was a "blatant assassination" that showed no regard for international law, the Iraqi government said Thursday.
The strike blew up a car in a Baghdad neighborhood late Wednesday, killing a commander of the Kataib Hezbollah militia responsible for planning and participating in attacks on American troops in the region, the U.S. military said. Major General Special Forces Yehia Rasool, spokesman for the Iraqi government, said the strike violated Iraqi sovereignty and showed disregard for the safety and lives of Iraqi civilians.
The U.S. has blamed the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq for the attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. military personnel Jan. 28.