[UPDATE-Day 135-Feb 18-22:30Z] Israel-Hamas War, The Iran Threat: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

Assassination of top pro-Iran militia commander – CENTCOM or Mossad? Iraqi reports coming in about the assassination of Adeel al-Hajj Hadi al-Amri and his cousin. This is probably Hadi al-Amri, the leader of the Badr Brigade, the largest Iraqi militia among the members of al-Hashd al-Shaabi. 3 were reported eliminated in the attack which in normal circumstances would be assumed to have been carried out by U.S.-led coalition forces, but the reports of the assassination say it carried out in the Rashidiya area of the capital Baghdad by 2 assassins on a motorcycle. This has led to some analysts saying…