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Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah says it will temporarily suspend attacks on US embassy with conditions

By Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026 | 4:45 PM

CAIRO, March 18 (Reuters) – The Iraqi armed ​group Kataib ‌Hezbollah said on Wednesday it would suspend ‌attacks ​on ⁠the U.S. ⁠embassy for five days with conditions.

The conditions ​listed by the ⁠group in ⁠a statement ​included Israel’s ​halt of displacing and ‌striking residents of Beirut’s southern ⁠suburbs and a commitment to not ⁠shelling ‌residential areas ⁠in Baghdad ​and ‌other provinces.

(Reporting ​by Muayad ⁠Suadi, writing by Jaidaa Taha, editing by Chris ​Reese)