White House says Iraq should do more to combat militia groups that attack US

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that the Iraqi government should work with the United States to combat the threat posed by its own militias.

In an interview with Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday,” Kirby was asked about the Iraqi government’s criticism of U.S. retaliatory strikes, saying he would respond “as aggressively as necessary” to attacks on U.S. troops. He reaffirmed the United States’ resolve. Friday.

“We must take attacks on our troops and facilities seriously. In this incident, three Americans were killed in Jordan, three soldiers and three families are left grieving,” Kerr said. Mr. Bee told Mr. Bream.

“The president is not going to just sit back and accept it. We will respond. We will respond proactively as necessary,” he added.

Kirby did not go into details about what specific discussions took place between the U.S. and Iraqi governments, but said, “There was appropriate notification and consultation with the Iraqi government. Masu.”

He called on the Iraqi government to provide support to the United States.

“But we also want the Iraqi government to move more nimbly to remove the threat of these militias from Iraqi soil. “The fact that they are operating with some form of impunity should be considered a violation of their sovereignty,” Kirby continued.

The interview took place after the U.S. military launched its first round of airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in Syria and Iraq on Friday following an attack on a base in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded about 40 others. Ta. A second round of airstrikes launched by the US and UK were carried out the following day against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a group also backed by Iran.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the United States intends to continue its attacks against Iranian-backed groups.

“It started with Friday night’s strike, but it doesn’t end there.” We will take additional strikes and additional actions,” Sullivan said Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”