US carries out 'defensive' strike in Iraq as regional tensions worsen
US forces on Tuesday carried out an airstrike on "combatants" inside a base south of Baghdad used by Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). The strike targeted militants who intended to launch drones and posed a threat to US and coalition forces, US officials said. At least four PMF members were killed, Iraqi police and medical sources said.
US forces on Tuesday carried out an airstrike on "combatants" inside a base south of Baghdad used by Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). The strike targeted militants who intended to launch drones and posed a threat to US and coalition forces, US officials said. At least four PMF members were killed, Iraqi police and medical sources said.
