"US Deployed Multi-Bladed 'Ginsu' Missile to Target Iran-Backed Militia Leader in Iraq"
TL;DR
The US used a modified hellfire missile, known as the "flying ginsu," to kill Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah leader Abu Baqr al-Saadi in Iraq in February, as retaliation for attacks against a military base in Jordan. The missile, which does not contain a warhead, utilizes a ring of blades to shred its target, minimizing civilian casualties. This weapon has been used in the past to kill high-profile targets, and the US is carrying out "multitiered" strikes against Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East due to hostilities in the region.
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- Pentagon Used Six-Bladed 'Ginsu' Weapon to Kill Iraqi Militia Leader - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Eliminating Terrorist Leaders with Hellfire-KitchenAid Missiles National Review
- U.S. strikes rile key allies in Iraq The Washington Post
- US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad BBC.com
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