Coverage dated November 21, 2023

US strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad

Headline from Al-Monitor

US fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq early on Wednesday, killing eight pro-Iran fighters in retaliation for repeated attacks on American troops, US and Iraqi sources said.The twin strikes, which followed similar bombardment of Iran-backed forces on Tuesday, drew condemnation from the Iraqi gov…

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  1. Al-Monitor

    US strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq early on Wednesday, killing eight pro-Iran fighters in retaliation for repeated attacks on American troops, US and Iraqi sources said.The twin strikes, which followed similar bombardment of Iran-backed forces on Tuesday, drew condemnation from the Iraqi gov…

  2. Al-Monitor

    Fresh US air strikes kill five pro-Iran fighters in Iraq (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq early on Wednesday killing five pro-Iran fighters in retaliation for repeated attacks on US troops in Iraq by Iran-backed groups, US and Iraqi sources said. The US military "conducted discrete, precision strikes against two facilities in Iraq," US Central C…

  3. Al Jazeera

    Iraq slams US strikes that killed eight pro-Iran fighters (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Baghdad denounces the strikes as a breach of its ‘sovereignty’.

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