Two Other Top Pro-Iran Militia Commanders Arrested by US Marines in Baghdad
ERBIL — Commander of Badr Brigade, Hadi al-Ameri, and Commander of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Qais Khazaali, were arrested in Baghdad’s Jadiriyah District, local reports claimed early hours on Friday.
The two top commander, who worked under the umbrella of pro-Iran Hashd al-Shaabi, were reportedly arrested by US Marines, al-Hurra reported.
No official source has yet confirmed the arrest of Ameri and Khazaali.
It comes less than an hour after attacks on a vehicle convoy at Baghdad International Airport killed multiple militiamen and commanders, including Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Hashd al-Shaabi.
A US official previously confirmed that the US had hit two targets in Baghdad linked to Iran.
Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraq’s state TV confirmed the death of Soleimani and Muhandis.
Here is the timeline of the News feed that originally broke this story…
Al Sura @AlSuraEnglish
#BREAKING – #US marines arrest #Iraqi Member of Parliament Hadi Al Ameri and leader of Iraq’s Political Party Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Qaiz al Khaizali, according to sources close to the Iraqi Badr Party.
6:00 PM – 2 Jan 2020
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Al Sura @AlSuraEnglish
#BREAKING – #Iraq’s Hadi Al Ameri and Qaiz al Khaizali confirmed not in #US custody. No US troops arrested either leader.
12:23 AM – 3 Jan 2020