Iraq threatens to expel US troops after strike in Baghdad
Iraq on Thursday blamed the United States for recent attacks on Iraqi territory, saying the military invasion brings Baghdad closer to forcing American troops out of the country. Yahya Rasool, a spokesman for Iraq’s top military commander, accused the US of what it called a “blatant assassination” of an Iranian-backed militia leader in the “heart […]
Three dead as US drone strike targets Iran-linked militia leader in Baghdad | Iraq
A U.S. drone strike on a car in Baghdad killed three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a senior commander, after a series of explosions were heard in the Iraqi capital, officials said. announced that he had died. The strike took place late Wednesday on a main street in eastern Baghdad’s Mashtar district. […]
US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander: officials
BAGHDAD – A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said. The strike took place on a main street in Baghdad’s eastern Mashtar district. Crowds gathered as emergency response teams searched the wreckage. Security forces […]
Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking commander involved in attack that killed 3 US soldiers
The United States carried out a drone strike in Baghdad late Wednesday that killed three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, according to Reuters. Among them are senior officials involved in a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan late last month. Fox News said the strike was considered a “high-value personal […]