Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah says five of its members killed in US strike

Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah said five of its members were killed in US air strikes on Wednesday.

The Iran-backed group said an attack struck its headquarters in Jurf al-Sakhr, southwest of Baghdad.

The US said it launched the strikes in response to attacks on American forces in Iraq.

"On the morning of November 22 in Iraq, US Central Command forces conducted discrete, precision strikes against two facilities in Iraq," said US Central Command in a statement.

"The strikes were in direct response to the attacks against US and Coalition forces by Iran and Iran-backed groups, including the one in Iraq on November 21, which involved use of close-range ballistic missiles."

There have been regular attacks on US assets in Iraq since the outbreak of violence in Gaza, with Iraqi armed groups citing American support for Israel's bombardment of the enclave.