This marks the beginning of what appears to be a series of more substantial strikes against Iranian-backed militias, who have been implicated in attacks on US troops in the region.
The spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces said these strikes come at a time when Iraq is “striving to ensure stability in the region"
The United States has initiated airstrikes targeting militia positions in both Iraq and Syria, CNN reported.
CENTCOM said that several US personnel are undergoing evaluation for "traumatic brain injuries" and at least one Iraqi service member was wounded in the attack.
Two airbases housing the US-led coalition forces in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and western Iraq were attacked by drones.
Iraqi military bases housing US troops across the country and the US embassy in the Green Zone in central Baghdad have been frequently targeted
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi held an emergency meeting with some cabinet ministers and security commanders to discuss the hospital fire and its consequences.
Iraq's parliament speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi tweeted that the blaze was "clear proof of the failure to protect Iraqi lives"
Iran has struggled to fill in the gap left in the absence of Soleimani and al-Muhandis, who were commanding figures able to push factions into line and resolve disputes among them
President Biden’s three-pronged offensive is likely to impinge on multilateral geostrategy. In America’s reckoning, the certitudes of international law.
