Defense

US strikes Iranian-linked militia in Iraq in response to drone attack

By Emily Jacobs
Published December 25, 2023 10:10pm ET
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US strikes Iranian-linked militia in Iraq in response to drone attack
The Pentagon confirmed on Monday evening that U.S. Central Command conducted an airstrike against Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Iraq. Three U.S. personnel had been injured, one critically, in a separate assault on Erbil Air Base earlier Monday, the Pentagon said, noting that the evening strike was conducted “in response to multiple attacks against coalition forces […]


The Pentagon confirmed on Monday evening that U.S. Central Command conducted an airstrike against Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Iraq.

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