BAGHDAD (REUTERS) - A prominent Iraqi militia backed by Iran, Harakat Hezbollah al- Nujaba, said on Thursday (Dec 7) that US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital could become a "legitimate reason" to attack US forces in Iraq.

"Trump's stupid decision... will be the big spark for removing this entity (Israel) from the body of the Islamic nation, and a legitimate reason to target American forces," the group's leader Akram al-Kaabi said in a statement.