Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project

January 12, 2011 Special Dispatch No.3505 Iran-Backed Shi'ite Group Claims Responsibility for Attack on U.S. Forces in Iraq, Allegedly Carried Out Using New Types of Rocket In a communique dated January 5, 2011 and posted January 9 on its website (Kataibhizbollah.com), Kataeb Hizbullah ("Hizbulah Brigades"), an Iran-backed Shi'ite group operating in Iraq took responsibility for several recent attacks on U.S. bases in the country, and said that these attacks marked a new phase in the war against the American forces. The communique states that on January 3, 2011 the group carried out coordinated rocket attacks on three U.S. bases in Baghdad – Camp Liberty, Camp Victory, and Camp Slayer – and simultaneously also on Contingency Operating Site Kalsu in Babil province. The full text of this report is available to MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Subscribers. Subscription information is available at this link. JTTM subscribers can visit this page to view the report.