US strikes in Iraq, killing four people - media
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The US carried out an air strike on the base of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces south of Baghdad. As a result, 4 members of the group were killed and 4 others were wounded. This is the first known US strike in Iraq since February.
As a result of a strike on a base south of Baghdad used by the Popular Mobilization Forces of Iraq (PMF), 4 members of the group were killed and 4 others were wounded. Writes UNN with reference to France24.
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The United States launched a self-defense strike against Iraq on Tuesday.
U.S. officials said on condition of anonymity that the United States had conducted an airstrike on Musaib, located in Babil province, but did not provide further details about the location.
The US airstrike on the Iraqi city of Musayyib in Babil governorate, south of Baghdad, was carried out from the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait, according to a statement by Qataib Hezbollah (Party of God Brigades), an Iraqi militia under the auspices of Iran, which is part of the Islamic Resistance.
A military base south of Baghdad in Iraq was hit by an air strikeApr 20 2024, 12:07 AM • 40503 views
According to France24, this is the first known US strike in Iraq since February, when the US military conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets associated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Iranian-affiliated militias.
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