U.S. kills senior leader of Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah in strike in Iraq
The U.S. strike against Kataib Hezbollah was part of the U.S. response to the killing of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan.
Eleanor Watson is a CBS News reporter covering the Pentagon. Before her role on the national security team, she worked in the CBS News political unit covering the 2020 presidential election. She is originally from Wichita Falls, Texas. She went to The Groton School and George Washington University before starting at CBS News as an intern.
The U.S. strike against Kataib Hezbollah was part of the U.S. response to the killing of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan.
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