The militant group Kataib Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it is suspending military operations against US forces in Syria and Iraq.
The group made the decision to prevent “any embarrassment” to the Iraqi government, it said in a statement.
Although it will suspend attacks on US forces in the region, Kataib Hezbollah said it would "continue to defend our people in Gaza in other ways".
After the announcement, the US said would hold any organisations responsible for attacks on American personnel in the region accountable.
“We have said that we want to see the government of Iraq do more to hold accountable, to investigate, to arrest or prosecute those who are responsible for attacks on US forces,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.
Defence Department press secretary Maj Gen Pat Ryder said the Pentagon does not have a specific comment "other than actions speak louder than words".
Designated as a terrorist organisation by the US in 2009, Kataib Hezbollah is a powerful armed faction of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
The decision comes days after three US troops were killed by a drone strike in north-eastern Jordan, which the Pentagon said had the "footprints" of Kataib Hezbollah.
The Pentagon said a final assessment has not been made on who was behind the attack.
Kataib Hezbollah and other militant groups in Iraq and Syria have carried out attacks on US personnel in the Middle East since October 7, in response to Washington's support for Israel's war in Gaza.
The US imposed sanctions on Kataib Hezbollah for supporting Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force and its auxiliary groups in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
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$1,000 award for 1,000 days on madrasa portal
Daily cash awards of $1,000 dollars will sweeten the Madrasa e-learning project by tempting more pupils to an education portal to deepen their understanding of math and sciences.
School children are required to watch an educational video each day and answer a question related to it. They then enter into a raffle draw for the $1,000 prize.
“We are targeting everyone who wants to learn. This will be $1,000 for 1,000 days so there will be a winner every day for 1,000 days,” said Sara Al Nuaimi, project manager of the Madrasa e-learning platform that was launched on Tuesday by the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, to reach Arab pupils from kindergarten to grade 12 with educational videos.
“The objective of the Madrasa is to become the number one reference for all Arab students in the world. The 5,000 videos we have online is just the beginning, we have big ambitions. Today in the Arab world there are 50 million students. We want to reach everyone who is willing to learn.”
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