U.S. strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq after troops are wounded in drone attack
< < Go Back
U.S. forces launched retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq on Monday after a drone attack that injured three service members, the Pentagon said, the latest response to dozens of aerial assaults against U.S. personnel in the Middle East that the Defense Department has been unable to curtail.
Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what’s true, false or in-between in politics.
American forces launched airstrikes against three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups linked to Iran, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement, in response to an attack on U.S. personnel stationed at Irbil air base that left one service member critically injured.
The militant attack was launched by a one-way explosive drone, a U.S. defense official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
More From The Washington Post (subscription required):
Rss Feed