US charges Iraqi man over plots to target Jews in London and Los Angeles

On 2026-05-16, US authorities arrested and charged Iraqi militia commander Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi in connection with an alleged plot to target Jewish sites in the United States and Europe. The Justice Department said he faced six terrorism-related counts in a criminal complaint filed in Washington. The case was described as a same-day law-enforcement action rather than an attack carried out on the day.