Kataib Hezbollah group said on Tuesday that they did not want to embarrass the government in Baghdad. Washington had previously announced a "very consistent" response to the drone attack that left three dead and numerous injured.

The Hezbollah Brigades is a group affiliated with the pro-Iranian Hashed al-Shaabi network. The network is an Iran-backed coalition of former paramilitaries that was incorporated into Iraq's regular army. Three US soldiers were killed and more than 40 injured in the drone attacks on Sunday.