The US defence chief said three sites used by Kataib Hezbollah and other groups were hit in response to attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria. The US strikes were condemned by Iraq as a “clear hostile act”.
US carries out airstrikes after an attack injures 3 US troops
The US military carried out airstrikes on facilities used by the Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah and “affiliated groups” after an attack injured three US troops, leaving one in critical condition, the White House said.
Turkey to reinforce military bases in N.Iraq after 12 soldiers killed
Turkey will reinforce its newly established permanent bases in northern Iraq in the coming months, after 12 Turkish soldiers were killed in the region, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
US strikes against Kataib Hezbollah targets in Iraq after service members injured in attack
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released a statement on Christmas night regarding the US strikes launched against Kataib Hezbollah the same day.
U.S. strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq after troops are wounded in drone attack
President Biden ordered the strikes after a drone attack by Kataib Hezbollah and others injured three service members at Irbil air base, one critically, U.S. officials said.
The Excerpt podcast: Biden directs airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in Iraq
President Joe Biden directed airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups after three US troops were wounded in an attack. USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook has the latest. Plus more top stories.
Biden orders airstrikes against Iran-backed militias after US troops wounded in Iraq
Three US soldiers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq, which Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah group claimed credit for
Turkey hits 71 targets in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for soldiers’ deaths
Turkey has hit 71 sites allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq during air raids launched this week in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq, the defence …
Iran and Iraq share common position regarding OPEC, Iranian minister says
Iranian oil minister Javad Owji on Wednesday thanked Iraqi officials for cutting oil output, saying the two countries had a common position regarding both OPEC and the wider OPEC+ grouping which …
US retaliates after 3 American service members injured by Kataib Hezbollah attack in Iraq
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin announced that three U.S. service members were injured by Kataib Hezbollah terrorists during an attack on Monday, including one critically.