ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program has offered on Thursday up to $10 million for information on Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji, better known as Abu Ala al-Walai, the secretary-general of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), a pro-Iran armed faction in Iraq.

In a public notice, the program said the reward is for information leading to his location or identification.

“KSS members have killed Iraqi civilians and attacked US diplomatic facilities in Iraq, as well as attacking US military bases and personnel in Iraq and Syria,” the notice said.

The US State Department on Thursday announced that they are offering up to $10 million for information on Abu Ala al-Walai, secretary-general of Iraq's pro-Iran Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada armed group

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Since the beginning of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran in February, pro-Iran groups in Iraq have repeatedly targeted US interests in the country, with the American embassy in Baghdad, consulate in Erbil, and numerous military installations having been targeted in drone and rocket strikes.

Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada is a pro-Iran armed group that has been institutionalized and officially incorporated into the Iraqi state security apparatus as part of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).

The group was designated by the US State Department in September, alongside several others, accusing Iran of providing support that “enables these militias to plan, facilitate, or directly carry out attacks across Iraq.”

The Rewards for Justice program said people with information can contact US authorities through its Tor-based tip line or by text message on Signal. It added that sources may be eligible for relocation and a financial reward.

The State Department has previously offered lucrative rewards for information relating to pro-Iran factions during the conflict.

Bounties of up to $10 million were earlier offered for information regarding Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, something the group dismissed as a "malicious" act that only strengthens their resolve.

"If the enemy imagines that its treachery will weaken our resolve, it is drowning in a mirage of its own delusions. We are the sons of a school that knows no defeat and accepts no surrender. If a banner falls from the hand of one leader, another seizes it with even greater determination and strength," a Kataib Hezbollah statement said.