US State Dept offers $10 million reward for leader of Iraqi armed group

The US State Department is offering up to $10 million for information on the leader of the Tehran-backed Iraqi armed group Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), which Washington designates as a terrorist organization.US officials said in a social media post Thursday they were seeking information on KSS leader Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji, also known as Abu Alaa al-Walai.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The group has “killed Iraqi civilians and attacked US diplomatic facilities in Iraq, as well as attacking US military bases and personnel in Iraq and Syria,” Washington said.The post notes “you could be eligible for relocation and a reward” for information on al-Saraji’s whereabouts.Al-Saraji has a seat within the Coordination Framework, the ruling Shia alliance that holds the parliamentary majority.Iran-backed groups have targeted the US embassy in Iraq’s capital, its diplomatic and logistics facility at Baghdad’s airport, and oil fields

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