Pentagon: U.S. strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base

Friday, March 13, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a base north of Baghdad, the Pentagon said.

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