Iraq frees pro-Iran fighters held over rocket fire

More than a dozen pro-Iran fighters detained over a planned rocket attack were released on Monday, in an apparent major misstep for Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi. Counter-terrorism forces detained 14 members of Kataeb Hezbollah late Thursday for allegedly planning a rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone, where the US and other embassies as well as state buildings are located. On Monday, an Iraqi judge ordered the case dropped, Kataeb Hezbollah’s military spokesman Jaafar al-Husseini told AFP.