Monday’s airstrikes are an « unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty, » Baghdad said in a statement.
The Iraqi government has condemned U.S. airstrikes against Iranian-backed militants in the country as a « clear hostile act » after three U.S. personnel were injured in a drone strike.
The U.S. carried out precision strikes on three facilities in Iraq used by Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Monday.
In the wake of bloodshed in the Middle East following Palestinian militant group Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel, violence has also sprung up in other parts of the region.
Bases hosting U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, which are in the two countries as part of a coalition committed to dismantling ISIS, have repeatedly come under attack from what the U.S. calls Tehran-backed militant groups.
The U.S. conducted « necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq, » said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Washington’s forces carried out the strikes at around 8:45 p.
