{"data":{"id":"fact_8sc7ln5xkv","thread":{"slug":"usa-iran","title":"USA–Iran Confrontation"},"occurredAt":"2024-02-07T19:20:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:37:57.690Z","title":"US drone strike in Baghdad kills senior Kataib Hezbollah commander","body":"On 7 February 2024, a US drone strike in the Mashtal neighborhood of eastern Baghdad killed Abu Baqir al-Saadi, a senior commander of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia. The US military said al-Saadi was responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on American troops. The strike occurred amid heightened tensions in the region following the Israel-Hamas war, and Iraqi officials were not notified in advance.","location":"Baghdad, Iraq","actors":["United States military","Kataib Hezbollah","Abu Baqir al-Saadi"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including AP via PBS and Reuters via Jerusalem Post, consistently report that a US drone strike in Baghdad on 7 February 2024 killed a senior Kataib Hezbollah commander. The commander is identified as Abu Baqir al-Saadi, also known as Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, who was responsible for planning attacks on US troops. No credible source contradicts this event.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/drone-strike-in-baghdad-kills-high-ranking-militia-leader-linked-to-attacks-on-american-troops-u-s-military-says","title":"Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops, U.S. military says","publisher":"PBS","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-779550","title":"US retaliates in Iraq after three US troops wounded in attack","publisher":"The Jerusalem Post","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.jpost.com/tags/kataib-hezbollah","title":"Kataib Hezbollah","publisher":"The Jerusalem Post","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["us-drone-strike","kataib-hezbollah","baghdad","iraq","militia-commander"],"views":6,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:08:03.645Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_8sc7ln5xkv"}}