U.S. attacks militants in Iraq, warning of strikes on its bases
Kyiv • UNN
A US airstrike near Kirkuk, Iraq, kills five militants who were preparing to attack US troops; the Islamic Resistance in Iraq confirms the deaths.
Five Iraqi militants were killed in a US airstrike. militants were killed. Reuters writes about this with reference to three sources in the Iraqi security services. security services, reports UNN.
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The militants were preparing to launch explosive shells at US forces.
A US military official confirmed a "self-defense strike against an immediate threat" targeting a drone site near Kirkuk on Sunday. near Kirkuk on Sunday afternoon.
In a statement by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, the main group representing several Iraqi militias representing several Iraqi armed groups with close ties to Tehran, said five of its members had been killed.
The group claimed several attacks on US forces forces on Sunday.
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