Tag: retaliatory

Iraqi military protests U.S. retaliatory strikes targeting militias

Iraq‘s military sharply criticized the barrage of U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria Friday as a violation of the country’s sovereignty, putting further strains on the relationship between Baghdad and Washington. Yahya Rasool, a spokesman for the Iraqi military, warned that the attacks, ordered by President Biden in retaliation for a deadly militia strike on […]

US Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes Against Iranian Proxies

The United States struck back Friday for the attack that killed three service members on Saturday. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups,” a news release from U.S. Central Command said. “U.S. military forces struck more than 85 […]